Tell me what were their names! 
A day to remember those who so love our country they gave their lives. No one volunteers to die, no one wants to die, but like one who went before they so loved us that they willingly faced death to save us. So far their collective efforts have seceded. Established in 1868 by General John Logan, then commander of the Grand Army of the Republic by a "general order" to his troops. Decoration Day was a time to visit the graves of our troops and decorate the same with flags and flowers.
Decoration Day now called Memorial Day is sadly just a three day weekend to most.
Guthery was writing about our first troops lost in WW II. 115 brave men were lost only 44 sailors survived an the USS Ruben James DD-245, attacked and sunk by a German submarine at 5:25AM on October 23rd 1941. Roughly six weeks before Pearl Harbor.
If you're reading this thank a teacher. If you're learning this blame a teacher. If you're reading this in English honor our veterans those who risk every thing and those that paid with their lives.
In Flanders Fields
John McCrae, 1915.
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below
.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields."
"Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Take the time to watch this!
Now dry your eyes Memorial Day is not about our losses, but rather about our Veterans love and victories! Enjoy the time that's what they wanted for us. God bless them all!
"Tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names,
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James"
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