VA Secretary Collins Marks 46 Years of Service With Memorial Day Tribute to Fallen Troops
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Updated · Fox News · May 24
VA Secretary Collins Marks 46 Years of Service With Memorial Day Tribute to Fallen Troops
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 24
Doug Collins used a Memorial Day message to center the holiday on service members who died in uniform, saying it is about "those who did not" come home rather than surviving veterans.
Collins grounded that appeal in 46 years of military service, recalling friends lost in Iraq, Afghanistan, explosive ordnance disposal missions and the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon, which he survived.
He urged veterans to speak the fallen's names and asked Americans to honor Gold Star families by teaching duty, supporting current troops and remembering the human cost of war beyond ceremonies.
The message framed remembrance as a national obligation spanning conflicts from the Revolutionary War to Afghanistan, arguing the dead should be honored for defending the Constitution and American freedom.
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