Memorial Day – A day to remember!
A visit to National Veterans Memorial and Museum, Columbus, Ohio on Memorial Day deepened my day of mourning and tribute to the thousands of brave men and women who laid down their life for our freedom and peace. The National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) is one of a kind established in Columbus, Ohio and is the only chosen National memorial representing the millions of veterans who served this country. I was privileged to attend the Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony on May 31, 2021. The memorial service was solemn with a prayer for the heroes and their families and poignant with speeches by dignitaries namely, Lt. Gen. Michel Ferriter, US Army (Retd), President and CEO, NVMM and The Honorable Rob Portman, US Senator for Ohio. The audience were deeply touched by the keynote address by Ms. Brittnay McGall, Gold Star Spouse, who shared her memory of her husband U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel McCall, who was killed in action while deployed in Iraq in 2007. The ceremony ended with wreath pr