Rise to the Moment of Truth Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Tag: MEMORIAL DAY

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Justice Will Sellers: Bring the boys home?

The United States went to great lengths and immense cost to bring our heroes home, yet we are also a nation whose military cemeteries remain a "silent sentinel" in foreign lands: honored, respected, and never forgotten.

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'A debt we can never repay': Ivey honors fallen service members in Memorial Day tribute

On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey released a video to honor fallen service members in honor of Memorial Day.

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Devin Foley: To Hell and Back

Across the ages, young boys and men have looked to glory in war. Audie Murphy, like me, was a boy without a father (his deserted him, mine died). His story resonated.

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Alabama Veteran organization remembers fallen comrades during Orange Beach event

Alabama Veteran, a non-profit organization based out of Birmingham, honored the fallen on Memorial Day weekend from the Gulf Coast.

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Phil Williams: Freedom, the most expensive commodity

They bought you a gift. They paid handsomely for it. A gift that many in the world view with covetous jealousy. A gift called freedom.

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Tuberville honors two fallen Alabama soldiers in honor of Memorial Day

Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) took to the Senate floor to honor two fallen Alabama soldiers and their families.

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Jim Zeigler: Memorial Day, Veterans’ Day, Armed Forces Day — What is the difference?

America and Alabama have three different honors days for our military. What are the differences? Have a blessed Memorial Day.

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Jeff Minick: Listening to the dead speak

Memorials themselves – the graveyards, the monuments – are of vital importance for the rest of us far beyond individual names. 

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Allen Mendenhall: The Speech in the File Cabinet

Remembrance is not only about the past. It’s also about the values we carry forward: what we choose to see, what we decide to question, and how we recognize our place in the larger American story.

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'It’s a time to reflect on the sacrifices that have been made for all of our freedom': Alabama leaders highlight Memorial Day

While folks nationwide prepare for a long Memorial Day weekend, Alabama’s political leaders are ensuring citizens remember the sacrifices made by American servicemembers who gave us the long weekend. 

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Tuberville honors fallen Alabama servicemen from Senate floor in Memorial Day presentation

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently paid homage to two fallen Alabama servicemen in a Memorial Day Tribute from the floor of the U.S. Senate.

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Phil Williams: Send the Alabamians

There is a story that too many Alabamians don’t know – one about young men from every county, corner, corncrib and country road who answered a call that changed the state of Alabama forever. 

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Alabama woman honors late husband, fallen Army Ranger Cpt. Kyle Comfort —'He was just one of a kind'

Her husband, the love of her life, U.S. Army Ranger Cpt. Kyle Comfort, had made the ultimate sacrifice for his country

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Welcome home, Vietnam veteran!

This Memorial Day, please set aside some time to thank God for America, still the greatest and freest nation on earth. And thank those who gave their lives to preserve this freedom.

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Phil Williams: Always remember and never forget

Memorial Day is designed for us to always remember, and never forget. Those words may sound synonymous but they really aren’t. 

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Tuberville honors Alabamians who died for our freedom for Memorial Day

Senator Tommy Tuberville spoke on those Alabamians who have died in service to their country.

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Memorial Day Weekend begins ALEA's '101 Days of Safety"

On Memorial Day weekend, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is kicking off 101 days of safety throughout the summer.

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5 things to do in Alabama on Memorial Day 2022

Memorial Day is Monday, May 30. Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Created in 1868, Memorial Day is meant to honor and mourn those who have died in service of the United States Military. Here is a look at five events around the state that will take place this Monday: