A Message on Memorial Day 2022 from General Joseph Votel
May 27, 2022
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As you enjoy the start of summer this weekend, I ask that you take a quiet moment to reflect on what Dan and literally tens of thousands of other Americans have done on our behalf. Their sacrifice cannot be in vain and I believe we must use their example to aspire to the values which they demonstrated so readily. I would also ask that you keep the families of our fallen in your thoughts and prayers – they live in silence and solitude with the memory of their loved one’s sacrifice every day.
General Joseph L. Votel, USA (Ret.)
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