| TSFRS would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Memorial Day Holiday.
TSFRS personnel were privileged to participate in the annual Wyomissing Hills Memorial Day Parade on Monday morning May 25. Despite a rain delay of two days, Rescue Engine 85 and Utility 85 were part of a procession that passed thru the Wyomissing Hills section of the Borough. Despite a cool and drizzly start, it started at the Wyo. Hills Elementary School and wound its way thru Wyomissing Hills Gardens and Wellington Downes neighborhoods, ending up at the Wyomissing Hills Memorial Park.
However, we also want to pause and remember the reason for the holiday. Many people only see the day as the unofficial start of summer---time for vacations, cookouts, parades, and all sorts of fun activities. Please bear in mind that Memorial Day is actually a time for honoring those who served our country during conflict and paid the ultimate price. It started after the Civil War and has continued to this day, paying homage to those who marched away from home but never returned. It something that, rather than being celebrated, calls for quiet reflection and gratitude.
So, as you celebrate the holiday, please also join us in celebrating the courage, honor and sacrifice on the part of the fallen and also those they left behind.
Don't forget to remember. |
