Please scroll down slightly. It will then scroll unassisted. Now playing: Elvis Presley, American the Beautiful. WAV   Memorial Day We walked among the crosses Where our fallen soldiers lay. And listened to the bugle As taps began to play. The Chaplin led a prayer We stood with heads bowed low. And I thought of fallen comrades I had known so long ago. They came from every city Across this fertile land. That we might live in freedom. They lie here 'neath the sand. I felt a little guilty My sacrifice was small. I only lost a little time But these men lost their all. Now the services are over For this Memorial Day. To the names upon these crosses I just want to say, Thanks for what you've given No one could ask for more. May you rest with God in heaven From now through evermore. ~Text by C W J (C W Johnson)- May 1975~     Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day 2011     Schedule of events for Monday, May 30, 2011 MONDAY, 30 MAY 11:00 AM – Memorial Day Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath Laying And Memorial Service, Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier And Memorial Amphitheater 12:15 PM – (APPROX) Grand Army of the Republic, Veterans Service Organizations Mass Wreath Laying Ceremony, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 2:55 PM – National Moment of Silence, No Greater Love Organization, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 5:00 PM – Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Memorial Service, Tomb of the Unknowns from the Civil War Click on video below It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag. ~ Father Dennis Edward O’Brien, USMC     Web page by B.Chambers

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