By Lisa Ferdinando, DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON -- America will forever remember the service and
sacrifice of the men and women who gave all in service to the nation, the vice
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday at the National Memorial
Day Concert on the National Mall.
“I would like to thank you for pausing to remember America’s
brave sons and daughters who have made the ultimate sacrifice protecting
everything we hold dear as a nation,” Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva said.
The concert honored current and past service members, as
well as military families, fallen service members and military survivor
families.
On the nation’s 150th Memorial Day, the country pauses to
remember those who have laid down their lives in service from the American
Revolution to present day, Selva said.
“We remember their courage. We remember their selflessness.
We remember how gallant they were in their actions,” he said.
Honor Sacrifices of Military Families
The nation, Selva said, should pause to remember the
extraordinary sacrifices made by the families of the fallen.
“Each person lost was a cherished member of a family or a
community that continues to mourn to this day,” he said. “It’s our
responsibility to never forget these sacrifices.”
The concert as well as Memorial Day services around the
country testify to the sacrifice of the fallen and the fact that they will
never be forgotten, Selva said.
Selva, saying he was speaking on behalf of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff and the two-million men and women who wear the uniform, thanked America
for remembering the fallen on this Memorial Day.
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