Thread by @Mandalorian_Ren, Non political post:Please don't thank vets for their service on Memorial Day. [...]

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Mandalorian_Ren

Non political post:

Please don't thank vets for their service on Memorial Day. Memorial Day isn't about us or our service. It's about paying respects and honor to those who never made it home. Please don't say Happy Memorial Day, it is a somber day to us.
https://www.military.com/memorial-day/everything-you-need-know-about-memorial-day.html

2/ The branches of the military are: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force, National Guard, Air National Guard & Reserves.
We all take the same oath, to defend the Constitution.
https://www.pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert/memorial-day/history/

3/ The red poppy is worn on Memorial Day, a tradition started during World War I and inspired by Canadian soldier John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915.

4/ The poppy’s use as a symbol in the U.S. was first inspired by an American woman, Moina Michael, who in 1918 wrote the poem “We Shall Keep the Faith” in response to McCrae’s.

5/ Moina Michael dedicated the rest of her life to getting the red poppy emblem recognized by governments worldwide as a symbol honoring the fallen.

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