SERVICE IN SOUTH BOSTON. TODAY’S CEREMONY WAS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ONE, AND A SOLEMN ONE HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY. AHEAD OF MEMORIAL DAY, WE PAUSE TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THE THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. THERE’S LOYALTY IN THE SIMPLE ACT OF REMEMBRANCE. RIGHT? AND SO WE’RE HERE TODAY TO REMEMBER, AND NOT ONLY THE VETERANS HERE IN SOUTH BOSTON, BUT NATIONALLY AND THE THE TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE THAT THEY’VE MADE OVER THE YEARS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ALONG WITH MAYOR MICHELLE WU AND REPRESENTATIVE STEPHEN LYNCH, GATHERED AT THOMAS J. FITZGERALD VFW POST 561 FORWARD MARCH. FROM THERE, THEY WALKED TO MEDAL OF HONOR PARK, PAYING TRIBUTE TO OUR FALLEN HEROES AND LAYING WREATHS AT THE SOUTH BOSTON, VIETNAM MEMORIAL. IT’S FOR THE LIVES THAT WERE GIVEN IN AT GREAT COST TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOM AND COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE THAT WE ENJOY TODAY, AND FOR THE FAMILIES WHO ARE STILL FEELING THAT WEIGHT EVERY SINGLE DAY WE STOP. WE THANK, AND WE PONDER AND PRAY FOR THE SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN THAT MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE TO TO OUR NATION A SACRIFICE THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. AND THAT’S ONE ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS ABOUT HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON THAT WE DON’T FORGET, THAT WE WE, WE COMMEMORATE AND WE REMEMBER OUR, OUR SERVICE MEMBERS, OUR NEIGHBORS WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR THE WHAT WE HAVE TODAY. SO WHILE MANY ARE ENJOYING THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, IT’S IMPORTANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED TO PRESERVE O
City of Boston pays tribute to fallen heroes on Memorial Day weekend
Ahead of Memorial Day, the city of Boston paused to remember and honor the thousands of men and women who have lost their lives while serving in the U.S. military. “There’s loyalty in the simple act of remembrance,” said U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, of Massachusetts. “So, we’re here today to remember not only the veterans here in South Boston, but nationally and the tremendous sacrifice they have made over the years.”Military veterans and their families, along with Lynch and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, gathered at the Thomas J. Fitzgerald VFW Post 561 before walking to Medal of Honor Park to pay tribute to the fallen heroes, which included laying wreaths at the South Boston Vietnam Memorial.”It’s for the lives that were given at great cost to protect our freedom and comfort and convenience that we enjoy today, and for the families who are still feeling that weight every single day,” Wu said.“We stop, we think, we ponder and pray for the service men and women who made the supreme sacrifice to our nation,” said Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn.It’s a sacrifice that will never be forgotten. “That’s one of the greatest things about the city of Boston is that we don’t forget,” said U.S. Navy veteran Robert Santiago, Boston’s Commissioner of Veterans Services. “We commemorate and remember our service members, our neighbors, who gave the ultimate sacrifice for what we have today.”
Ahead of Memorial Day, the city of Boston paused to remember and honor the thousands of men and women who have lost their lives while serving in the U.S. military.
“There’s loyalty in the simple act of remembrance,” said U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, of Massachusetts. “So, we’re here today to remember not only the veterans here in South Boston, but nationally and the tremendous sacrifice they have made over the years.”
Military veterans and their families, along with Lynch and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, gathered at the Thomas J. Fitzgerald VFW Post 561 before walking to Medal of Honor Park to pay tribute to the fallen heroes, which included laying wreaths at the South Boston Vietnam Memorial.
“It’s for the lives that were given at great cost to protect our freedom and comfort and convenience that we enjoy today, and for the families who are still feeling that weight every single day,” Wu said.
“We stop, we think, we ponder and pray for the service men and women who made the supreme sacrifice to our nation,” said Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn.
It’s a sacrifice that will never be forgotten.
“That’s one of the greatest things about the city of Boston is that we don’t forget,” said U.S. Navy veteran Robert Santiago, Boston’s Commissioner of Veterans Services. “We commemorate and remember our service members, our neighbors, who gave the ultimate sacrifice for what we have today.”
