Woodridge VFW Post 1578 Thanks You For Your Memorial Day Participation

Memorial Day has come to mean the beginning of summer, a time for picnics and barbecues, and a holiday to gather around the family. That happiness and freedom, however, is a product of the real cause for the holiday: the sacrifice made by men and women who have fought and died for the freedoms and liberties Americans hold dear. Memorial Day is a time to remember that the American way of life is not cheap but rather has been purchased by the lives and blood of so many who have sacrificed for us to live free and happily now.

Freedom rings because they fought,

A price so high, yet never bought.

They stood in courage, hearts so true,

With a strength that only heroes knew.

They left behind their dreams, their lives,

So liberty could still survive.

Their voices echo in the air,

Reminding us how much they cared.

So on this day, we bow and pray,

For those who gave their lives away.