{"id":43471,"date":"2014-04-15T08:05:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T12:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=43471"},"modified":"2014-04-15T08:05:47","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T12:05:47","slug":"reading-of-the-names-volunteers-needed-to-read-the-names-of-fallen-oif-oef-vets-on-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=43471","title":{"rendered":"Reading of the Names – volunteers needed to read the names of fallen OIF OEF Vets on Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cheery<\/a><\/p>\n

First, some background from Washington Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The first name that will be read at the ceremony during Memorial Day weekend is that of Evander Earl Andrews.<\/p>\n

A small-town boy, he had left his parents home in central Maine, joined the Air Force, and on Oct. 10, 2001, became the first military person reported killed in the post 9\/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

His mother, Mary, 71, said Friday that she never thought his death would be followed by 6,700 more.<\/p>\n

On May 24, Andrews\u2019s name and the names of the others killed in the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be read aloud chronologically for the first time in a tribute at the Vietnam Wall, according to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.<\/p>\n

The ceremony will open at 9\u00a0a.m. on the east knoll of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial<\/a>, and the reading will run from about 10 a.m. to about 5:40 p.m., the fund said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, I’ve been aware of this for a while, but the link to volunteer wasn’t activated yet.\u00a0 It actually went live yesterday, but\u00a0I was buried in a mountain of stuff.\u00a0 A very close personal friend of mine is spearheading this, and what they want is people who served with fallen members, or family members, to read the names.\u00a0 Each person will get a list of 15.<\/p>\n

I had hoped I would be able to volunteer to read the names of the guys who I served with who lost their life in Afghanistan, but unfortunately it looks like I am headed to Plymouth, MA that weekend for work.\u00a0 Which will ne nice, since I have friends there, but I still wish I could be at the Wall for the reading.<\/p>\n

The American Legion, along with other Veterans Service Organizations is a sponsor of this, along with politicians like John Boehner and Harry Reid, and (somewhat oddly) musician\/Parrothead Chief Jimmy Buffet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Global War on Terrorism is a lengthy battle for the free world. Whether America\u2019s fallen heroes made the Supreme Sacrifice in Baghdad, Bagram or any place in between, The American Legion will never forget the price paid by these brave men and women. Freedom isn\u2019t free and it is only possible because individuals are willing to sacrifice all in the prime of their lives. May their names be forever remembered.\u201d Daniel M. Dellinger, National Commander of The American Legion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you want to volunteer to read the name of someone you knew, or just volunteer to read any of the names, you can do so BY CLICKING HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the first time on the National Mall, we will read the names of each and every American servicemember\u00a0who has made the ultimate sacrifice since the attack on Sept. 11, 2001. Americans from across the nation will join together to read the names of these heroes in the order they were taken from us.<\/p>\n

Join us for this monumental event, as a reader or as a spectator, in honor of their sacrifice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This seems like something our people would leap to do, especially if you know one of the fallen.\u00a0 So go ahead and volunteer if you can make it to DC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First, some background from Washington Post: The first name that will be read at the ceremony … Reading of the Names – volunteers needed to read the names of fallen OIF OEF Vets on Memorial Day<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":148,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/148"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43471\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}