EDITORIAL REMEMBERING OUR HEROES THIS YEAR, THEIR SACRIFICES WON'T BE EASILY OVERLOOKED.AMID the flags, the parades and the backyard barbecues, it's often easy to forget that Memorial Day is - or at least should be - a day of remembrance, when the nation pauses to 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. the heroic he·ro·ic adj. Relating to a risky medical procedure that may endanger the patient but also has a possibility of being successful, whereas lesser action would result in failure. men and women who gave their lives for our freedom. This year, those heroes won't be so easily forgotten. This year, their ranks include 138 more names, American soldiers, sailors SAILORS. Seamen, mariners. Vide Mariners; Seamen; Shipping Articles. , airmen and Marines who died serving their country in Operation Iraqi Freedom. This year, as we see the yellow ribbons displayed hopefully throughout our communities, we are sadly reminded of those who won't be returning from the Middle East. And we remember their families, for whom Memorial Day surely gives cause for pride, but also for pain, and little heartfelt heart·felt adj. Deeply or sincerely felt; earnest. heartfelt Adjective sincerely and strongly felt: heartfelt thanks Adj. 1. celebration. On this day, we especially want to remember California's 17 servicemen who gave up their lives fighting the war on terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism . As we celebrate our freedom with those flags, parades and backyard barbecues, let us never forget these men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to make it possible. |
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