It has been said, that the greatest sacrifice one can make is to lay down your life for your friends. Every man and woman in our Armed Forces who died so that we may live free, is honored today.
On this Memorial Day there is something grand about a military parade, the flags flying high, the patriotic music, the noble uniforms of men and women marching off to battle. We all love to cheer them on.
But the band plays taps and the cheers are quiet when the battle is fought and the dead are counted. It is to their courage that we honor today. It is to their lives spent in the defense of our country that we memorialize.
God bless America and all who defend and love it!
~Commissioner Maria Sachs