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"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 NIV
As we celebrate Memorial Day, please take a few minutes to thank our heavenly Father for showing us GREATER LOVE by sacrificing His Son to save us from the evil one. Pray for our military and thank God for the over 1.3 million soldiers who have shown GREATER LOVE by laying down their lives to defend our nation and protect our freedom.
MEMORIAL DAY FACTS:
* 1,321,612 U.S. soldiers have died as a result of war.
* Memorial Day was originally created to honor individuals who died in the Civil War.
* In 1966, Congress declared Waterloo, NY to be the birthplace of the Memorial Day holiday. Many towns claim this honor, but Congress made it official.
* In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday and established the last Monday in May as the day to celebrate.
* Memorial Day is also called Decoration Day.
* Memorial Day was originally created to honor individuals who died in the Civil War.
* In 1966, Congress declared Waterloo, NY to be the birthplace of the Memorial Day holiday. Many towns claim this honor, but Congress made it official.
* In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday and established the last Monday in May as the day to celebrate.
* Memorial Day is also called Decoration Day.
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