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“They carry them in their memory…” – (Lara Logan, 60 Minutes, Staff Sgt. Giunta, and Memorial Day)

“They carry them in their memory…” Lara Logan, speaking to/of Staff Sgt. Salvatore Augustine Giunta’s Medal of Honor; 60 Minutes Presents Honoring Our Soldiers, 5/29/11 —— Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. Service Members who died while in… Read More “They carry them in their memory…” – (Lara Logan, 60 Minutes, Staff Sgt. Giunta, and Memorial Day)

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The Battle Of Midway, One of Many Great Battles To Remember On This Memorial Day

(These quotes come from Ben Bradlee’s essay, The Turning Point:  The Battle of Midway, included in Defining a Nation, edited by David Halberstam). This is what they called a decisive battle. On May 7, 1942 (five months after Pearl Harbor), American forces under General Wainwright surrendered in the Philippines.  The Americans gave up a “tactical… Read More The Battle Of Midway, One of Many Great Battles To Remember On This Memorial Day

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