Memorial Day
Monday, May 25th, 2009
As we pause today to remember the brave men and women who valiantly served our country fighting abroad in order to preserve peace and justice, we find ourselves thankful, humbled, and deeply indebted to their service and sacrifice. Today, Memorial Day (formerly known as Decoration Day), is the day we remember those men and women who died in military service. Originally adopted to honor those who died during the Civil War, after World War I, the federal holiday was expanded to honor any American casualty of any war.









The man who created the black and white POW-MIA flag, Newt Heisley, passed away Thursday morning at his home in Colorado Springs, according to a
Wayman Tisdale, 44,