EDITORIAL HOMAGE TO HEROES TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT THOSE WHO DIED IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM.IT may still technically be spring, but Memorial Day has always been the unofficial un·of·fi·cial adj. Of or being a drug that is not listed in the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary. kickoff of the summer season. This year, among the barbecues and beach picnics, we should take a minute to think about what Memorial Day means. And it's not about great Department store sales. Memorial Day is a holiday in which we collectively remember those who were killed or injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in war. Since we are in the middle of a war and our men and women are being hurt or killed daily, it's all the more important to keep the tradition of honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. alive. So have fun this long weekend and enjoy Los Angeles' famously fa·mous·ly adv. 1. In a way or to an extent that is well known: "his famously neurotic mannerisms [are] lampooned in the novels of Evelyn Waugh" wonderful weather. But consider for a minute that everything we have, and take for granted, we have because so many people in uniform made the ultimate sacrifice to protect it. |
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