Memorial Day

As a company that supplies food to our military families, Alder Foods would like to take this time to remind everyone that this Monday, May 30th, is not a normal holiday.?Memorial Day is a solemn day to reflect, remember and appreciate those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to defend our country’s freedoms.?As Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.”?As we enjoy time with family this weekend with the beautiful summer weather peeking around the corner, let us also remember and give thanks to those brave Americans that have given their lives defending this great nation.?

Here is a link to a blog called “Story Corps.”?The recent featured post is a collection of stories from veterans, service members and their loved ones.?The stories on this website are all fairly short (between 3 to 4 minutes long) but incredibly powerful!?We encourage listening to these stories as we feel they really help us reflect on the lives, contributions and sacrifices our military men and woman have made over our nation’s history.?

As John F. Kennedy once said, “As we express gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter the words, but to live by them.”