Author: Matthew McDaniel

They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. — Isaiah 2:4 Americans have been called upon to defend our nation from enemies, foreign and domestic, in conflicts at home and abroad, since the establishment of the country in 1776. Every Memorial Day, we honor the individuals who have made the ultimate sacrifice to the country, pausing to remember what they gave in order for our freedoms to continue. Originally observed as Decoration Day after the Civil War, families marked the…

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