We are celebrating the entire week of Memorial Day, honoring those brave men and women who went “above and beyond” in giving their lives for our freedoms. Listen to WKYK and WTOE throughout the week to hear the powerful, true stories of these brave Americans.
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”
– Elmer Davis
“No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.”
– General Douglas MacArthur
“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”
– Unknown
“It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.”
– Norman Schwarzkopf
“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
– John F. Kennedy
“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.”
– Winston Churchill
“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
Memorial Day Tribute Sponsored by:
Altec, Angel & Hughes Insurance, Appalachian Java & Cafe, Bailey’s NAPA Auto Parts, Banks Jewelers, Barn Charm, Bubba’s Good Eats, Buchanan & Young, Burleson Plumbing, Car Quest, Compassionate Care WNC, Country Cablevision, DT’s Blue Ridge Java, Garden Deli & Snap Dragon, Heritage Finance, Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home, Jamie Miller, CPA, Mineral City Oil, Paul Badgley PC, Pat’s Garage, People’s Furniture, Servicemaster of WNC, Sibelco, Something Special Gift Shop & Monkey Business Toy Shop, Steve & Angie’s Tire Shop, Tree House Mountain Realty, Webb Funeral Home, Western Sizzlin Steakhouse, Westside Rentals & Sales, Yancey Funeral Home, Young’s Fuel Oil.