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Greetings!
All Leff Electric branches will be closed Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day.
While enjoying your time with friends and family, remember to take a moment to honor the brave men and women throughout history who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country. The men and women of our Armed Forces along with their families make many scarifies so that we may live in a freer and safer world. This Memorial Day, pay tribute to them and to all those who gave their lives in defense of our nation's liberty and freedom.
As we honor our fallen heroes, it is also fitting that we express our deep gratitude for the soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen serving today around the world and we hope for their safe return.
John Lorince
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Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, at least, it marks the beginning of summer.
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Do You Know the History of Memorial Day?
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Quotes to Remember
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." -John F. Kennedy
"I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country" - Nathan Hale
"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington
"For love of country they accepted death"- James A. Garfield
"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." - Joseph Campbell
"Ah! never shall the land forget, how gushed the life-blood of her brave"- William Cullen Bryant
"We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them." - Francis A. Walker
"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! " - Maya Angelou
"The brave die never, though they sleep in dust, their courage nerves a thousand living men." -Minot J. Savage
"The dead soldier's silence sings our national anthem." -Aaron Kilbourn
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