In a ceremony at the Utah Capitol on Monday, Gov. Spencer Cox and U.S. Rep. Blake Moore made the point that Memorial Day is not about the start of summer, but about paying tribute to those who make freedom possible.
In a ceremony at the Capitol, various politicians and dignitaries make the point that the holiday is not about the start of summer, but paying tribute to those who make freedom possible.
Memorial Day was — and is — supposed to be about remembering and honoring military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Maj. Gen. Michael Turley salutes as Taps is played at the Memorial Day Ceremony on the steps of the Utah Capitol Building on Monday, May 29, 2023. “I served in a unique way — I was a civilian in the intelligence service,” Moore said. “… There’s a sense of patriotism that we all have as Americans, but there’s an elevated element to that when you’ve had a chance to serve. And while I avoid any instance of stolen valor — I was a civilian — it still gave me a chance to interact with and train with our nation’s bravest.”
“We have 17 military members — family, active duty or veteran — committing suicide every day,” Moore said. “What we can do as civilians is to know, to understand and to interact.” The real American exceptionalism, he argues to them, is that this is the greatest nation in the history of the world “because we were the first and only nation that was formed” on the “profound” and “radical” idea that all people everywhere are created equal and are “endowed from on high” with inalienable rights.
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