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[William Adams 🇺🇸 🟦 @eponymous777]

@Hoobito97 Really a shame what happened to AB. Dude was bound for the HOF before he starting losing his mind.

[William Adams 🇺🇸 🟦 @eponymous777]

@uscfan981 It’s about as far away from where I live as possible.

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@historyrock_ Creeping Death

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@wavytalkhoops The really funny thing is, Michael Jordan should be on both sides. That’s how good he was.

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@HeavyMetal_999 Out of 10

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@hicasamadim 72 is my thought

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@_iamlougotti Not yet, but Mr. Mahomes hasn’t finished building his legacy just yet either.

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@symeew13 #Metallica

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@RScottWilson @Ballislife @byjoelanderson Perfect description of today’s game. I can’t watch NBA anymore.

[William Adams 🇺🇸 🟦 @eponymous777]

@FunFootballPod The Bears. Because of this man who was not just a great player, but a great human.

[J&L Historical @Jason_R_Burt]

I can’t think of a better way to end Memorial Day than Major Dick Winters holding the American flag. 🇺🇸

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@GrowingUpRetro Barnaky, Barnaky . . . he still owes me money!

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@RainKingGW @ATRightMovies Cobra!

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

Most Americans have no idea where Memorial Day actually came from.

It was not invented by Congress. It was not handed down by a president. It was built from the ground up by ordinary citizens standing over the graves of men who gave everything for this country.

The Civil War ended in April 1865. It cost roughly 750,000 American lives, more than every other war this nation has fought combined. Every town had empty chairs at the dinner table. Every county had fresh graves. The wounds were everywhere.

And out of that grief, something uniquely American happened. Without any federal order, communities across the country, North and South, began visiting cemeteries in the spring of 1866 to lay flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers. Waterloo, New York. Columbus, Mississippi. Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. Carbondale, Illinois. Charleston, South Carolina. Dozens of towns later claimed to be the birthplace of the tradition, because the tradition rose up in dozens of places at once.

That is the point. Nobody told Americans to honor their dead. They just did it.

On May 5, 1868, a Union general named John A. Logan, then commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, recognized what the country was already doing and made it official. He issued General Order No. 11, designating May 30th as a day "for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion."

He chose May 30th for a simple reason. It was not the anniversary of any battle. He wanted a day that belonged to all the fallen, not to any single victory or defeat.

They called it Decoration Day.

The first national observance was held at Arlington National Cemetery, on land that had been seized from Robert E. Lee's family and turned into the resting place of Union dead. 5,000 people showed up. James Garfield, a future president, gave the speech. Children from a nearby orphanage for the children of dead soldiers walked through the rows of graves placing flowers on every single headstone, Union and Confederate alike.

That last detail matters. From the very beginning, Americans understood that the dead belonged to the country, not to a side.

After World War I, the holiday expanded to honor the fallen of every American war. In 1971, it officially became Memorial Day and was moved to the last Monday in May.

But the core never changed. It is one of the only holidays in the world founded not by decree but by grief. A nation of citizens who chose, on their own, to remember.

This Memorial Day, remember what it actually is. Not a long weekend. Not a sale at the mall. A promise. That the men and women who died for this country will never be forgotten by the country they died for.

Pass it on.

[Sarah Adams @sarahadams]

This Memorial Day, we remember not only the men and women whose names are etched into stone, but also the quiet professionals whose sacrifices may never be publicly known. In recent weeks, another star was added to the wall at Central Intelligence Agency headquarters, a solemn reminder that some gave everything in silence, far from recognition, applause, or headlines.

Having worked alongside many of these individuals, I have seen firsthand the weight they carry and the sacrifices they make, not for recognition, but because they believed deeply in protecting this country and the people in it. Some spent years away from their families. Some operated in places where even a small mistake meant they would never come home. Some gave their lives, and much of what they did may remain classified forever.

Many Americans will never know their names. They will never hear the stories of the officers, targeters, analysts, and sources who stood in the shadows to stop attacks, track terrorists, warn of threats, and protect our homeland from enemies most people will never see. Yet their work mattered every single day.

Today, we honor all of the fallen, including those whose families carry their grief quietly, often unable to fully speak about the service and sacrifice of the person they lost. The stars on that wall are not just symbols. Each one marks a life dedicated to protecting this nation in silence. Behind every star is a story of sacrifice, courage, and a family that carries that loss forever.

We remember them. We honor them. And we owe them far more than most will ever know.

[William Adams 🇺🇸 🟦 @eponymous777]

@braves2430 The better scorer was Kobe, but the better all round player had to be Magic. LeBron is a great player but not as good as Magic.

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@EchoesofWarYT Thank you for this post. It was wonderful to gain all this information about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and those who serve there. 🇺🇸

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@VinnysCorner1 Earl Campbell

[Gary Sinise @GarySinise]

Today is our nations Memorial Day. Enjoy your day and take a moment to remember the true meaning of this day. A day to pay our respects to all those who have given their lives in our country's defense. God bless these brave heroes and their families.

[William Adams 🇺🇸 🟦 @eponymous777]

@HawkEmDownChris