Representative Tom Cotton - Memorial Day - On His Service in the Armed Forces

Tom Cotton recently gave a speech to the student body
at Ecclesia College, Sprindale, Arkansas.

The Veterans Memorial Committee of Garland County will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday at the the Veterans Memorial at the Transportation Plaza.

The service is open to the public and is a day of remembrance for family and friends of fallen service members.

This year’s keynote speaker is U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-District 4.

The Veterans Memorial Committee of Garland County will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday at the the Veterans Memorial at the Transportation Plaza.

The service is open to the public and is a day of remembrance for family and friends of fallen service members.

This year’s keynote speaker is U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-District 4.

Representative Cotton's Statement for Memorial Day

Cotton Statement in Observance of Memorial Day 

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cotton (R-Dardanelle) released the following statement in observance of Memorial Day: 

“Today, we honor those brave Americans who gave what Lincoln called “the last, full measure of devotion” defending our country.  John 15:13 says, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”  Every American who died in our uniform laid down his life for us, his fellow countrymen, so that we might live in freedom.

“We cannot repay their sacrifices, nor can we fill the emptiness of their loved ones.  But we can honor their memory on this day, and every day.  And we can comfort their loved ones, caring for them and reminding them of the nobility of their loved one’s sacrifices.

“I served in the Army and deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan.  Between those tours, I had the honor—a solemn honor—of serving at The Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery.  Our main responsibility was military honors funerals.  But every Memorial Day weekend, The Old Guard walks through the cemetery and places a flag at every gravesite—hundreds of thousands of graves.  These flags are a symbolic reminder that we will never forget the sacrifices of our fallen comrades, nor the cause for which they fought.  On this Memorial Day, let us all join in this memory of our valiant countrymen and celebration of our great country.”