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ByYMCplMelodyCondeFoothillsCOJustbeforeVeteransDaywelearnedaboutWarMemorialsinaclassatYoungMarines.Welearnedhowpeoplesubmittheirideasforamemorialandhowade-signgetschosen.Manymonumentstakeyearstobuildsometimesinexcessoftenyears.Manyusesymbolstorepresentvictoryorfree-domForexampleWWIImemorialsoftenincludeanimagefromtheVictorymedaloftheGreekgoddessNikeholdingabro-kenswordtorepresentvictory.WelookedatlocalmemorialsliketheColoradoFreedomMemorialwhichnamesmorethan6000Coloradomenandwomenwhohavediedinwarssince1876.WealsolearnedabouttheNationalWarMemorialsinWashingtonDC.TheNationalWorldWarIIMemorialincludestwoengravedKilroywashereimageswhichwasapopulargraftisymbolonabandonedbuildingsduringWorldWarII.Theinformationintheclassamazedandaffectedme.Inowseethatwarmemori-alsaremuchmorethanjustmonuments.Theytellveteransandthefamiliesofthedeadandmissingthattheyarestillremembered.Theirsacricesareknownandareverygreatlyappreciated.WarMemorialsMuchMoreThanJustMonumentsByYMPFCJacobMassengillSoutheastCountyCAPatriotismPEY-tree-uh-tiz-uhmDe-votedlovesupportanddefenseofonescountrynationalloyalty.Thisisonede-nitionofpatriotismbutIthinkitmeansmore.CaptainDouglasG.PhillipsUSNRetre-mindsmeofpatriotism.CaptainPhillipswasstationedontheUSSRamsayduringtheattackonPearlHarboronDecember7th1941.Hetoldmeofwatchingthebeautifulsceneryfromtheshipsdeckthatmorn-ingwhenherstsawaJapaneseplane.Insteadofcoweringawayhewarnedthefewwhodidntknowwhatwashappen-ingandassistedanothersailorbyload-ingamounted4-inchrapidreguntheireffortsdownedthreeenemyplanes.JayGroffisalsoaPearlHarborsurvivor.Hewasjoltedawakebyahugeexplosion.HedefendedtwoAmericanB-17heavybombersthatwereattemptingalandingandcontinuedghtingfortherestoftheattacks.AfterPearlHarborheservedourcountryforthirtymoreyears.HebecameaBoatMasterMarineSu-perintendentandlaterservedatBrook-leyFieldJohnstonIslandandHamiltonAirForceBase.Transferringtoanadmin-istrativepositionaftertheAirForcere-tiredcrashboatsatypeofhigh-speedoffshorerescueboatheservedinIzmirTurkeyandatthePentagonwhereheworkedfortheSecretaryoftheAirForce.Ifanyoneknowswhatpatriotismmeansthesetwomendo.YoucanaskanyonefromtheArmyMarineCorpsNavyAirForceorCoastGuardandtheywouldallagreethatthesemenaretwooutstand-ingexamplesofapatriotandthattheywouldprobablydothesameiftheyhadtoprotecttheircountryfromattack.TwoVeteransIveMetWhoseLivesDefnePatriotismTheGrandOpeningofaVeteran-OwnedBusinessByStacyAndersonFoothillsCOVeteransDaycanbeagreatdayforaveterantogetafreehaircutcupofcoffeeorsometimeslunch.Foronelocalveter-anitwasadaytowriteanewchapterbyopeninghisownbusiness.FoothillsYoungMarinesperformedcolorguarddutiesonVeteransDayfortheGrandOpeningofalocalQuiznosSandwichRestaurant.Theownerisaveteranandheofferedafreelunchtohisfellowveterans.ItwasabeautifulColoradodayperfectfortheFlagoldfriendsandgoodfood.VeteransWeek2013Page24ESPRIT