May 31 -
Memorial Addresses
by:
Presidents Coolidge & Clinton
In a
Memorial Day Address,
MAY 31, 1923,
President Calvin Coolidge
said:
"Settlers came here from mixed motives...
Generally defined, they were seeking a
broader freedom.
They were intent upon establishing a
Christian commonwealth
inaccordance to the principle
of self-government...
It has been said that God sifted the nations
that He might send choice grain into
the wilderness."
Coolidge continued
"They had a genius for organized
society on the foundations of piety,
righteousness, liberty and obedience of the law...
Who can fail to see in it the hand of destiny?
Who can doubt that it has been guided
by a
Divine Providence?"
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At the
Memorial Day Ceremony,
May 31, 1993,
President Bill Clinton remarked:
"The inscription on the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier says that he is
'Known only to God.'
But that is only partly true.
While the soldier's name is known only to
God, we know a lot about
him.
We know he served his country, honored
his community and died for the
cause of freedom.
And we know that no higher praise
can be assigned to any human being
than those simple words...
In the presence of those buried all around us,
we ask the support of
all Americans in the aid and blessing of
God Almighty."
Click the following link
for
Wreaths at Arlington Cemetery
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wreaths-to-be-placed-2006.htm