Bush calls for 'moment of remembrance' on Memorial Day
US President George W Bush asked Americans to pay tribute to veterans by pausing on Memorial Day for "a moment of remembrance".
By Agencies |
WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush asked Americans to pay tribute to veterans by pausing on Memorial Day for "a moment of remembrance".
Bush had several suggestions for how to honour the sacrifices of those who have fought for the United States - place a flag at a veteran's grave, go to a battlefield or say a prayer. He said the moment of remembrance would be marked Monday at 3 pm local time.
"At that moment, Major League Baseball games will pause, the National Memorial Day parade will halt, Amtrak trains will blow their whistles and buglers in military cemeteries will play taps," he said Saturday in his weekly radio address.
The president said that as people "fire up the grill" and mark the unofficial beginning of summer, they need to honour the sacrifices that make freedom possible.
"No words are adequate to console those who have lost a loved one serving our nation," Bush said. "We can only offer our prayers and join in their grief. We grieve for the mother who hears the sound of her child's 21-gun salute. We grieve for the husband or wife who receives a folded flag. We grieve for a young son or daughter who only knows Dad from a photograph."
John Boccieri, a Democratic state senator in Ohio who is running for Congress, said in the Democrats' weekly radio address that the best way to honour soldiers' sacrifice is to provide benefits they need after their service.
Bush had several suggestions for how to honour the sacrifices of those who have fought for the United States - place a flag at a veteran's grave, go to a battlefield or say a prayer. He said the moment of remembrance would be marked Monday at 3 pm local time.
"At that moment, Major League Baseball games will pause, the National Memorial Day parade will halt, Amtrak trains will blow their whistles and buglers in military cemeteries will play taps," he said Saturday in his weekly radio address.
The president said that as people "fire up the grill" and mark the unofficial beginning of summer, they need to honour the sacrifices that make freedom possible.
"No words are adequate to console those who have lost a loved one serving our nation," Bush said. "We can only offer our prayers and join in their grief. We grieve for the mother who hears the sound of her child's 21-gun salute. We grieve for the husband or wife who receives a folded flag. We grieve for a young son or daughter who only knows Dad from a photograph."
John Boccieri, a Democratic state senator in Ohio who is running for Congress, said in the Democrats' weekly radio address that the best way to honour soldiers' sacrifice is to provide benefits they need after their service.
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