A Memorial Day Reflection

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by Ed Morrissey

Our family has been fortunate in service to our country. Many members of my family on both sides have served in the military during wartime, and all but one of them came back. The one who gave his life, my great-uncle John Edward Morrissey, died during World War II in the Merchant Marine. My cousin Mike, also a veteran, tells the story:

John Edward Morrissey, our grandfather’s youngest brother, was a Merchant Marine. He served aboard a U.S. tanker Eugene V.R. Thayer. En route to Caripito, Venezuela from Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Eugene V.R. Thayer is pursued and shelled by Italian submarine Pietro Calvi at 02°20S, 39°30W; 11 of the tanker’s crew are killed in the engagement that ends when Eugene V.R. Thayer is abandoned and later sinks off the coast of Brasil on 13 April 1942.

He died on his 21st birthday, 9 April 1942.

Michelle Malkin points to an article which does great disservice to those we honor on Memorial Day.

The 3 videos below exhibit how the “Left” shows appreciation for the freedom’s we have and the lack of respect for the leader of our country.

Dennis Kucinich shares his feelings about America in the 3 videos below.

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