The Military Reading Room - History, Strategy, and Insight

The Military Reading Room - History, Strategy, and Insight

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day

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This Memorial Day, May 26th, we pause to remember the service members who gave their lives in defense of our Nation. Their sacrifice is not just a matter of history—it is the foundation of the freedom we enjoy and the responsibility we share. We owe them more than words. We owe them our understanding, our gratitude, and our commitment to remember.

Memorial Day was born from remembrance. What began after the Civil War as “Decoration Day”, honoring Union dead with flowers laid at their graves, evolved into a National Day of Tribute to all Americans who fell in our nation’s wars to honor these men and women who gave what President Lincoln called “the last full measure of devotion.”

The mission of the Military Reading Room is rooted in that same devotion to memory and meaning. By studying military history, we not only trace the arc of conflicts and strategy, but we honor the lives of those who served and sacrificed. Through stories of valor, hardship, leadership, and loss, we remember not j…

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