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Editorial: Memorial Day honors sacrifices that give us freedom
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American flags rest in the a truck bed for Girl Scouts to place on grave of veterans at Alta Vista Cemetery on Friday, May 24, 2019. - photo by Austin Steele
Sacrifice. There is no single word that better describes the meaning of Memorial Day than sacrifice. The willingness of the men and women of the nation’s military to sacrifice their lives in order to protect a way of life in which they believe is a testimony to virtue, nobility and strength of character that is deserving of the nation’s thanks and admiration every day, not just on the one holiday set aside to recognize those who gave their lives on behalf of their country.