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Thomas M Gregg's avatar

No, America's Memorial Day could never be like that. The nearest comparison I can make is the day that the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was officially dedicated in Washington DC: November 13, 1982. I was serving in the Army Reserve back then and my section chief, like me, was a Vietnam veteran. His brother lived in DC and could put us up, so Paul and I drove down from Indiana to be there for the dedication. As serving soldiers, we wore our green service uniforms. Thousands of our fellow veterans were there; I suppose I shook two or three hundred hands. President Reagan gave the keynote address. I still get a lump in my throat when I recall those few hours. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But in Israel, it happens every year.

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This year everyone is observing a particularly somber Memorial Day. Who would have thought that seven months following 10/7, over 100 captives would still be held by the Gazans, fighting would rage in Jabaliya & rockets would continue to strike the north. Please excuse my resemblance to Sen. Schumer as I too call for new Israeli leadership during this very difficult time.

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