![]() ![]() Some may argue against this view of Memorial Day. ![]() On the grounds of our national cemeteries, the neat rows of graves are differentiated only by symbols of faith, offering a silent lesson: If Americans slain in battle rest side by side, in equal honor and serenity, why should we be satisfied with anything less for the living? Honoring sacrifice They drew much of their strength from the heartbreaking grief of families displaying flags of white, centered with one golden star.Įven before our nation’s military was fully integrated, many in uniform came back with the realization that they had far more in common with their fallen comrades than they knew before they went to war. Many of the greatest victories took place under horizontal stripes of red and white and fields of star-spangled blue. Those who opposed them chose cryptic words and symbols in a multitude of hues, blazing yellow backdrops with coiled snakes and white robes obscuring shameful bigotry. Upraised Black fists, knitted beanies of strawberry pink, and flags in rainbow hues. In some of the worst times in our history, the struggle for equality, civility and respect for marginalized Americans was waged under banners of many colors. ![]()
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