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America: The Giant is Awake

By Marilyn M. Barnewall May 31, 2010 Barack Obama went to Europe just before Memorial Day last year and apologized for America being American – and upset a lot of Americans. He is very young and very inexperienced politically and professionally. He doesn’t seem to this old woman to be very wise… or even very [...]

Memorial Day: Remembering America’s Finest

By Glenn Beck May 31, 2010 Throughout the year, there are plenty of holidays you might like to celebrate more than once.  Kids would probably like a couple extra days of Christmas presents and Halloween candy…two Valentine’s Days for your wife…and I would give plenty of thanks for an extra day of pie, turkey, stuffing [...]

Memorial Day: Remember the Reason They Sacrificed

By Van Irion GCC/Staff May 31, 2010 During the 9/12 march in DC I saw a sign held by an old man wearing an army uniform. It said “I didn’t serve 25 years for Socialism!” For 234 years Americans have fought and died to defend the American way of life. They fought for freedom. They [...]

Our Second Wind or Unraveling? – Redefining The American Dream

By Annie Hamilton GCC/Staff May 31, 2010 “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose” Frederick Douglass On this Memorial Day (formerly ‘Decoration Day’) I thought it appropriate to focus on what previous generations fought with courage to establish, uphold and preserve…rather than scribbling out a few words on [...]

The Story of Thirteen Folds of the Flag

By Fred Propheter GCC/Staff May 31, 2010 While the following unofficial script for flag folding doesn’t appear in the Flag Code and has religious references, it is very popular among many patriots…   The flag folding ceremony represents the same religious principles on which our country was originally founded. The portion of the flag denoting [...]

What Does Memorial Day Mean to Me!

By Paul Vallely MG, US Army (Ret) GCC/Staff Memorial Day is a great and wonderful way to remember our patriotic heroes who sacrificed their lives to help us breathe the air of freedom. This day is observed with families and friends visiting cemeteries and memorials to pay homage to their loved and forgotten ones. “Your [...]

It Is the Veteran This Memorial Day

By Theresa Renouf GCC/Staff May 31, 2010 It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN, not [...]

Remembering Our Heroes on this Memorial Day

By Gary Hatch GCC/Staff May 31, 2010 Hello America! I would just like to take a few minutes to share a few words about this very special holiday coming up. First of all, as we all know, Memorial Day is not about how much you can drink, or how many hotdogs you eat, or who [...]