text: Memoral Day 2017 | Citizens Journal | Citizens Journal
  Added by Citizen Reporter on May 28, 2017.
  Tags: 2017, Memorial Day
  By Rafael Dagnesses
  Over 1 million members of our military forfeited their lives in the defense and the execution of an IDEA – the creation and sustainability of our great nation, the United States of America. It was created with the focus that the individual and not the government should control each person's destiny. Created so that every person shall have the freedom to pursue their own happiness.
  I thank my parents and God every day for removing me from the absolute tyranny of the Socialist/Communist state of Cuba and bringing me to this exceptional place.
  During this coming weekend, please take a moment to educate your loved ones and friends of how blessed we are to live in America.
  Take a moment to think where the world would be today if America, its constitution, and its special citizens we call members of our military (both past and present) had not been around for the last 200 plus years.
  Memorial Day is NOT a holiday! It is a day of remembrance and respect for all those souls who have provided the FREEDOM we live under.
  As President Ronald Reagan eloquently stated: "America is The Shining City Upon A Hill and We are indeed, and we are today, the last best hope of man on earth."