Memorial Day has been called the most expensive holiday on the American Calendar, not because of the amount of money spent on sales and celebrations but in the purchase of freedoms bought by the lives of the service members who have sacrificed it all in the name of freedom. Congressman Derrick Van Orden addressed the audience at Blyton Park to honor the sacrifices made. A Navy combat veteran himself, he has experienced the pain and sorrow of losing fellow warriors.
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