{"id":24212,"date":"2014-05-26T12:30:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T17:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=24212"},"modified":"2018-05-25T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T21:07:42","slug":"owc-closed-in-observance-of-memorial-day-2015-we-honor-and-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/24212-owc-closed-in-observance-of-memorial-day-2015-we-honor-and-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Observes Memorial Day, Honors Armed Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Once again, OWC will be closed on Memorial Day to honor the thousands of individuals in the U.S. Armed Forces that have given their lives protecting and preserving our freedom.<\/p>\n

In compliance with Memorial Day decorum, the flags at our Woodstock and Austin facilities will be set to half-mast at sunrise and then restored to full mast at noon. We will also be honoring these service men and women with a moment of silence and the playing of Taps at 3:00 p.m. local time<\/a> and hope you will join us in this National Moment of Remembrance wherever you may be.<\/p>\n

Memorial Day has been celebrated since May 1868 when General John Logan proclaimed the 30th<\/sup> of May as Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day). On that first Memorial Day, flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.<\/p>\n

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The American Flag before sunrise at OWC’s Austin facility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The website www.USMemorialDay.org<\/a> is a great source of information on this important day and its history. The site tells us that In 1971, Congress passed legislation to change the recognized day to instead fall on the last Monday of each May, effectively making it part of a three-day weekend. Today, our nation commemorates our fallen heroes with parades, speeches and BBQs.<\/p>\n

To preserve the original intent of this day, I personally believe that the 1971 legislation should be removed so more people remember Memorial Day isn’t just for another three-day weekend.<\/p>\n

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The flag at OWC’s Austin facility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

While Memorial Day is mainly intended to pay tribute to the U.S. men and women who died during military service, Veterans Day, on November 11, is intended to thank living<\/em> veterans for their service. To underscore the fact that all those who served \u2013 not only those who died \u2013 have sacrificed, OWC is a proud sponsor of Got Your 6<\/a>, a nonprofit organization that works to bridge the civilian-military divide.<\/em> Got Your 6 does this by focusing on the six key pillars of veteran reintegration: jobs, education, health, housing, family and leadership. \u201cGot your 6\u201d is a military term for \u201cI\u2019ve got your back.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Flag flies high and proud at full-mast just after noon in Austin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Supporting veterans and active duty personnel has been something OWC has become increasingly involved in since Desert Storm in the early \u201890s. Because of our staff\u2019s continuing efforts, the company has sent pallets of canned food, books, movies and sports equipment to units they have \u201cadopted\u201d in areas of conflict \u2013 all to show our appreciation for their service, and hopefully, to improve their time deployed overseas by enjoying some of the luxuries those of us back home take for granted.<\/p>\n

We support Got Your 6 because with about 1 million American service members expected to depart the military by 2016, we clearly need to do more to help returning soldiers translate their military skills to re-enter the civilian workforce.<\/p>\n

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The Flag at full-mast in Woodstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

OWC is proud to welcome our vets to employment at OWC and glad to facilitate any transition need in doing so. It is an honor and a great benefit in that we\u2019ve found vets bring their own unique skills, loyalty and maturity to quickly and accurately analyze a situation, determine how to develop a solution and the ability to determine whether or not they need assistance and\/or advice to best serve our customers.<\/p>\n

OWC also continues its dedication to those who serve during years that the U.S. armed services aren\u2019t in harm\u2019s way via Operation Support Our Troops<\/a> – America, otherwise known as the OSTA.<\/p>\n

Whatever efforts we undertake to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to all <\/em><\/strong>those serving in our Armed Forces today and those who have served in the past, we can never do enough because it all pales in comparison to what they and their families have sacrificed for all of us. Giving back is the least we can do; and we do so openly, honestly, and with the utmost respect for their service.<\/p>\n

On this Memorial Day \u2013 and every day, we hope you\u2019ll take a moment to offer your own gesture of thanks to our men and women serving our nation. Even a small gesture like walking over to a member of our Armed Forces you see and saying thank you can mean the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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