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Memorial Day And What It Means To Me

Memorial Day And What It Means To Me

Memorial Day is a day for us to remember our loved ones that have passed on. We are here today because of our ancestors and their outstanding accomplishments. They have braved great tragedies and triumphed over many adversities to come to a new country full of unknowns to make a great life for their family and future generations.

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We have our Founding Fathers, Surveyors, Lawyers, Tradesmen, Farmers, Veterans, and many more people to be remembered for making America a land of great opportunity and freedom for all.

What our ancestors have done throughout the years has helped us get to our position in life. We have learned a great deal from them throughout history. Some of our ancestors have discovered cures for severe diseases from which we would have died years ago. Our ancestors carried their old traditions to the new country, and we have built on them over the years. We still love ethnic foods from the old country and have kept many of their ideals and values in place.

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I have traveled to the countries that my ancestors came from. I have walked down the same streets that they walked down in the 1600s. I saw the farm that my Great Grandfather farmed and learned the history behind why he came to America. When we learn more about our ancestors, we also learn more about ourselves and why we have specific likes and dislikes. We are very similar to our ancestors and strive for many of the same things without even knowing it. People always told my Father he looked like his Grandfather. We have a lot of the same mannerisms as our ancestors.

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My family and I would go to the cemetery and put flowers on the grave sites. We would place flowers on my Great Grandparent’s serious sites and my Grandparents. We would meet my aunts and uncles at the cemetery. We would reflect on the beautiful memories, and moments our Grandparents gave us freely and with love and understanding over the years. As we place flowers on a friend’s grave,e, we reflect upon all the joy and good times we shared throughout the years.

Memorial Day reminds me of the extraordinary ancestors that had gone on before me and helped shape me into who I am today. I am glad for their sacrifices and triumphs; I would not be here today without them. Thank you, God, for all the wonderful people who have enriched the World with your good works. We greatly miss our relatives that have gone on before us, and one of our ways of honoring and remembering them is with Memorial Day.

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Memorial Day And What It Means To Me

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