You Tube Video of Bugles Across America
In addition to enjoying ourselves this Memorial Day weekend, let’s also take a moment to remember the men and women of the United States Military who are currently serving our country, those veterans who have done so in the past and those who gave their lives. From History.com:
Memorial Day, which falls on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the American military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, at least, it marks the beginning of summer.
Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day because it was a time set aside to honor the nation’s Civil War dead by decorating their graves…
If you know a veteran or someone currently serving tell them you appreciate their service and say Thank You. If you see a Sailor or Marine on the street this weekend, say Thanks to him or her as well.
It’s also Fleet Week 2010 in New York City and our Sailors and Marines are enjoying all that NYC has to offer
including our very own Roosevelt Island. Yes, Fleet Week made it to Roosevelt Island and the Riverwalk Bar & Grill last Friday in the persons of FMF Corpsmen of the 2nd Marine Division
I spoke with the Corpsmen (from Ohio, California and upstate New York) and asked how they found Roosevelt Island. They said they got lost on the subway trying to to get to Queens when they asked for assistance from another rider who suggested they follow him to Roosevelt Island where they would have a great time – and they did!
Interested in learning more about FMF Corpsmen? Here’s some more information:
For seven boot camp-like, rifle-toting, blister-breaking weeks down south at Camp LeJeune, N.C., the Navy and Marine Corps team up at Field Medical Service School (FMSS) East to mold standard Navy-issue corpsmen into Sailors good enough for the Fleet Marine Force (FMF). The good ones will earn the Marines respect. The great ones earn the title, Doc.
There are corpsmen and then there are docs, said Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Richard Lister, an advisor at FMSS East. A doc is someone you can count on. Hes someone in your platoon that when something happens to one of our fellow Marines, you can call on him and not have to worry. Hes your buddy, a comrade in arms, a person who you count on to cover your back, to lay down fire, dig fighting holes or do whatever the hell Marines are doing. Thats who a doc is….
