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We
are
linked
with
others
and
services
this
weekend
at
military
cemeteries
and
communities
around
the
country
and
throughout
the
world,
there's
a
time
of
healing
for
the
recently
wounded,
some
of
whom
are
undergoing
long
periods
of
rehabilitation
granted
that
hope
and
determination
during
these
difficult
weeks
and
months
of
recovery,
comfort,
those
who
grieve
among
the
families,
comrades
and
friends
of
the
11th
service
personnel
who
have
died
this
year,
fighting
in
Iraq
and
the
two
in
Afghanistan
be
with
us
Oh
God,
oh
and
peace.
During
this
solemn
tribute
in
your
name,
oh
man.
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Know,
unfortunately,
that's
what
Memorial
Day
seems
to
mean
to
so
many
it's
the
start
of
summer.
When
Memorial
Day
was
observed
on
May
30th
from
1868
until
1970,
it
seemed
to
me
to
have
a
little
more
meaning
that
was
Memorial
Day,
but
Congress
passed
a
this
four-day
weekend
bill
and
Veterans
Day
and
Memorial
Day
were
a
part
of
it.
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For
those
of
you
that
don't
know
the
difference
between
Veterans
Day,
Memorial,
Day,
very
simply,
Memorial
Day
is
the
day
we
honor
the
dead,
those
that
died
in
service
to
their
country,
not
those
who
served
not
those
who
were
wounded.
Those
who
died
Veterans
Day,
we
honor
all
veterans
for
their
service,
good.
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Afternoon,
thank
you
all
for
attending
I
am
very
honored
to
be
speaking
here
today.
I
believe
that
we've
gathered
here
today
to
remember
our
service
members
and
honor
the
sacrifice
that
they
made
in
the
name
of
duty,
God
and
country.
The
memorial
in
memorial
day
is
very
often
overlooked
by
beneficiaries
of
those
who
have
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice.
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Veterans
have
had
the
good
fortune
of
returning
home
as
one
of
those
veterans
myself
that
serves
as
a
constant
reminder
of
the
need
for
continued
service.
It's
the
continuation
of
service
that
honors,
both
our
country
and
those
that
fell
defending
it.
One
of
the
major
points
that
I
want
to
make
today
is
that,
as
we
pause
today
to
remember
our
fallen
heroes,
we
should
remember
in
honor
and
not
just
the
sacrifice
they
made
in
the
past,
but
the
impact
that
they
have
on
our
day
to
day
lives.
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In
order
for
me
to
even
begin
to
make
that
point,
we
need
to
share
a
philosophy
of
life
in
general.
I
believe
that
our
limited
physical
abilities
to
perceive
things
often
causes
us
to
incorrectly
associate
destruction
with
sorrow.
Further
analysis
would
show
us
that
what
we're
really
seeing
is
not
destruction.
Its
transformation
consider
a
burning
log.
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Instead
of
looking
at
a
burning
log
like
a
log
that's
being
destroyed,
we
should
look
at
it
as
a
log,
that's
being
transformed
into
what
it
was
intended
to
produce
light
and
warmth
for
others
and
just
like
less
visible
smoke
emanating
from
a
burning
log.
The
spirit
of
our
Torelli
departed
still
lingered
with
us
today,
I.
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Think
that
when
we
look
at
our
fallen
heroes
in
that
way,
we
would
see
that
their
lingering
spirit
is
is
present
in
our
day
to
day
lives.
I,
think
that
when
we
look
at
life
in
general,
in
that
way,
we
should
be
changed
and
individually
impacted
and
then,
as
a
salt-of-the-earth
people,
that
we
are,
we
have
a
duty
and
an
obligation
to
turn
key
that
to
others.
But
let
me
make
three
quick
points
about
salt
number.
One
salt
is
absolutely
useless
until
it
gets
out
of
the
shaker.
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What
we
need
today
is
for
everyone
to
get
out
of
their
sneaker
and
into
what
they
were
intended
to
modify.
Second
point
about
salt.
Is
that
no
matter
how
many
grains
of
salt
get
into
the
object
that's
being
modified,
one
of
them
still
has
to
be
first.
In
other
words,
you
can't
be
afraid
to
initially
act
alone
if
a
single
person
acts,
but
that
action
is
in
accordance
with
God's
will
that
one
person
constitutes
a
majority.
But
the
third
point
I'd
like
to
make
about
salt,
is
that
it's
not
a
singular
term.
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It's
plural,
meaning
that
we
do
need
to
learn
to
work
together
and
our
highest
calling
should
be
that
of
obedience
and
following
our
moral
leaders
that
take
us
in
directions
that
we
should
want
to
go
since
I'm
talking
about
things
that
have
changed
and
impact
I'd
like
to
share
something.
That's
changed,
it
impacted
me,
and
that
is
this
Eagle
Globe
and
Anchor
right
here.
This
Eagle,
Globe
and
Anchor
is
the
symbol
of
the
United
States
Marine
Corps.
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Perhaps
you
or
someone
that
you're
thinking
about
today
has
dedicated
a
significant
portion
of
their
life
to
the
values,
morals,
ideals
that
are
represented
by
either
this
symbol
or
one
of
the
many
others
like
it
think
about
what's
even
happening
at
the
micro
level
when
you're
holding
this
you're
at
the
cellular
level.
Your
DNA
is
getting
on
this
symbol.
It's
mixing
in
with
those
that
have
touched
it
before
in
some
small
way,
you're
becoming
a
part
of
this
symbol
and,
conversely,
it
is
becoming
a
part
of
you.
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That's
very
important
to
me,
because
whenever
I
have
a
difficult
decision
to
make
we're
going
in
the
Marine
Corps
I
will
reflect
on
this
symbol.
Perhaps
even
hold
it
and
think
about
how
any
decision
that
I
made
must
bring
honor
to
both
the
country
and
those
that
have
gone
before
I
understand
there
would
be
no
United
States,
but
Marine
Corps
without
the
United
States
of
America.
So
I'm
going
to
pass
this
around
and
I
just
ask
that
whoever
gets
it
last
if
they
could
return
it
to
either
myself
or
my
beautiful
wife
right
there.
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The
owner
of
that
Eagle,
Globe
and
Anchor
belongs
to
the
less
than
1%
of
Americans,
who
had
served
in
combat
some,
come
back
and
they're
perfectly
fine.
They
live
long,
happy
and
successful
lives.
Others
have
their
life
cut.
Tragically
short,
however,
both
examples
should
teach
us
the
same
thing.
Your
legacy
is
not
determined
by
the
number
of
years.
In
your
life,
your
legacy
is
determined
by
the
amount
of
life
in
your
years.
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Let
me
hit
you
in
a
few
interesting
statistics.
Today.
Currently,
0.4
percent
of
Americans
are
serving
in
the
actives
and
the
reserve
components
of
every
branch
combined,
0.4
percent
7.3
percent
of
Americans
have
served
in
the
military
at
some
point
in
their
career
in
their
life.
However,
the
1.1
million
Americans
that
have
been
killed
in
action
since
the
beginning
of
the
Civil
War
they
represent
far
less
than
1%
of
the
American
population.
During
that
time,
in
today's
political
discourse,
the
term
one-percenter
is
often
used
to
Raisa
flee.
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However,
today
I'll
use
that
term
to
represent
those
that,
for
love
of
country
accepted
death.
It
is
those
that
we
honor
today.
The
legacy
of
those
1%
of
the
1%
is
the
memory
of
a
great
name
and
the
inheritance
of
a
great
example.
Those
one
percenters
have
taught
us
so
many
valuable
lessons
that
impact
us
on
a
day-to-day
basis,
2
of
which
I'd
like
to
briefly
touch
on
the
first
one
is
freedom
and
the
second
one
is
the
value
and
the
power
of
sacrifice.
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But
let
me
start
with
freedom
simply
put:
we
are
who
we
are
today
because
of
our
freedoms.
We
live
lives
in
which
who
we
are
is
essentially
an
expression
of
our
dominant
thoughts.
Every
single
day
we
wake
up.
We
have
the
freedom
to
choose
happiness
and
a
purpose
rather
than
anger
and
a
directionless
meaningless
existence.
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The
second
lesson
involves
sacrifice
those
that
have
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice,
teach
us
so
much
about
the
value
and
the
power
of
sacrifice.
I
have
long
believed
that
sacrifice
is
the
absolute
pinnacle
of
patriotism.
It
gets
no
higher
than
that
when
you
really
think
about
it,
what
a
person
sacrifices
is
their
talent.
Your
talent
was
God's
gift
to
you.
What
you
do
with
your
talent
is
your
gift
back
to
God.
The
goal
of
our
life
is
to
find
our
gift,
but
the
purpose
of
our
life
is
to
then
give
that
away.
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D
There
are
those
today
that
believe
we
live
in
a
time
without
Heroes
I
think
those
people
are
just
flat-out
simply
wrong.
I
think
those
people
don't
know
where
to
look.
We
can
look
no
further
than
the
cemetery
we
are
in
right
now,
that
is
the
earthly
home
to
the
less
than
1%
of
the
1%
that
taught
us
and
teaches
us
on
a
daily
basis.
So
much
about
freedom
and
the
value
and
the
power
of
sacrifice.
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Those
one
percenters
are
like
candles
candles
that,
in
the
act
of
lighting,
others
became
extinguished
themselves.
Today
we
should
pause
and
contemplate
the
origin
of
our
own
light
and
our
own
warmth.
Let
me
begin
to
wrap
this
up
by
saying
we
must
be
absolutely
tenacious
in
our
passionate
advocacy
for
our
fallen
heroes.
I
have
long
believed
that
it
is
tenacity
that
levels
the
playing
field.
Tenacity
enables
someone
deficient
in
size,
deficient
and
strength,
speed
and
intellect
to
still
succeed
in
the
confrontation
between
the
stream
and
the
rock.
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Unlike
the
allegiance
certificate
of
appreciation,
the
certificate
of
appreciation
is
gratefully
presented
to
Dennis
Levinson,
the
Lana
County
Executive,
the
recognition
and
a
synod,
sincere
appreciation
of
outstanding
service
and
assistance
which
contributed
to
the
advancement
for
the
American,
Legion
programs
and
activities.
Identity
dedicated
to
God
and
country
presented
by
employment
and
homeless
committee
was
the
fourth
of
our
homeless
veterans.
Department
Jersey
this
23rd
day
of
May
2018
against
Thomas,
Tom,
Robert,
Louie
and
big
big
cheer.
You
thank
you.