‘He Died a Hero’ | Memorial Day Is Personal for Kentucky Family Still Carrying Weight of Sacrifice

‘He died a hero’ | Memorial Day is personal for Kentucky family still carrying weight of sacrifice

As American flags are lowered to half-staff this Memorial Day, one Kentucky family is honoring a loved one whose sacrifice is felt every single day — not just on holidays.

Yoder: Poppies and Promises: Honoring Sacrifice on Memorial Day

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13).

The legacy of sacrifice: What Memorial Day means to us

It starts with silence. A pause. A moment. A stillness that falls over a crowded cemetery or quiet living room, a parade route or a backyard barbeque. At exactly 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day, the nation stops to remember. For one minute, we are united not by politics or profession, but by reverence. That minute is sacred. Because Memorial Day is not about a sale, a getaway, or a grill. It is about a promise. A promise to remember those …

A Legacy of Service and Sacrifice

The members of Okmulgee’s American Legion Post 10 were honored to welcome Jennifer Waters, Executive Director of the Oklahoma USO, as a guest speaker during a recent gathering. Waters, currently stationed at Fort Sill, spoke passionately about the mission and legacy of the USO and its continued need for volunteers - especially to support Reserve and Guard units throughout Oklahoma.