MAY is National Military Appreciation Month and Month of the Military Caregiver
May 1 Loyalty Day, Silver Star Service Banner Day
May 3 “Giving Tuesday” To donate to a veteran or military charity, you can click here.
May 5 National Day of Prayer
May 6 Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 7 VMF Meeting (All DA Members are welcome.)
May 8 Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)
May 8 Mother’s Day
May 13 Children of Fallen Patriots Day
May 15 Peace Officers Memorial Day
May 21 Armed Forces Day
May 22 National Maritime Day
May 28 Luxembourg American Cemetery Memorial Day Commemoration
(Please join us for the wreath laying ceremony.)
May 30 Memorial Day
The Germany VMF Caucus and DA Luxembourg will again lay wreaths at the Luxembourg American Cemetery on May 28th at the Memorial Day Commemoration Event. We hope you will join us!Please join our caucus to show your support of the U.S. military! https://www.democratsabroad.org/vmf_signup
Last year the DA Germany Veterans and Military Families (VMF Caucus) and DA Luxembourg honored SSgt. George Peddle, from the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, aka Ghost Army, buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery. At that time efforts were underway to convince Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal to SSgt. Peddle and the other soldiers of The Ghost Army. We are happy to announce that the bill finally passed in the Senate and President Biden signed S.1404 the Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act into law on February 1, 2022.Sonnet for Memorial Day
by Nancy Harb Almendras
(DA Germany)“Sweet and fitting to die for one’s country,”
Says Horace, ironically echoed
By Owen, who so much did disagree.
Even Ernest Hemingway plainly showed
Futility of war and its great toll
Gathered in Flanders Fields where many lay.
Remarque’s teacher his students did cajole
To take up duty, arms, instead of play.
Dulce et decorum est, pro patria
Mori; as if we’ve learned nothing yet
Denizens repeat the old, old story…
As widows cry we express regret
As once again on Memorial Day
We come around to barbecue and pray.
