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Go 'Silent' This Memorial Day

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This weekend is Memorial Day. Get ready for barbeques, beach, and tons of family/friend time. And to ensure we don’t forget the real meaning of the holiday (no it’s not the “unofficial” start of summer), the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA [1]) is launching a “Go Silent” campaign.

IAVA is encouraging Americans to stop and honor those who have died defending our country. “Go Silent [2]” asks for a pledged moment of silence on Memorial Day at 12:01 p.m. ET. This time of remembrance will coincide with the wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

“We invite those who sign our online petition to [create] a simple but powerful, unified expression of remembrance,” said IAVA in a release.

Over 3,000 people have pledged their silence. Add your name to the ranks. 

What can you do?

  • Sign up for the “Go Silent [3]” campaign and have your family and friends take part too.
  • More ways to honor our troops [4] on Memorial Day.
Charity: 
IAVA [5]
Our Troops [6]
Active Troops [7]
Military Families [8]
Source URL: http://www.dosomething.org/blog/go-silent-memorial-day

Links:
[1] http://iava.org/
[2] http://iava.org/splash/index.php
[3] http://iava.org/splash/mem-form.html
[4] http://www.dosomething.org/news/honoring-troops-memorial-day-5-ways-you-havent-thought
[5] http://www.dosomething.org/charity/iava
[6] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/our-troops
[7] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/active-troops
[8] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/military-families