Try to imagine yourself serving far away from home as our Soldiers do. Many of these Soldiers pull duty on all major holidays because our adversaries never stop and the security of our nation is of utmost importance at all times.
Throughout the conflict, clone troopers continuously demonstrated extreme loyalty to the Galactic Republic, especially their Jedi Generals and the Supreme Chancellor.[1] The clones developed signs of individuality quickly, with the soldiers already showing themselves to be unique people during the first weeks of the conflict. Despite the Kaminoans claiming it would hamper their effectiveness, Jedi General Plo Koon realized that the clones worked better as a unit when they were able to live out their individuality.[31] Clones were expected by their brethren to be obedient to the chain of command, believing that their compliance reflected their commitment to the Republic. The Advanced Recon Commando CT-5555 "Fives" supported the system,[33] and was driven by his sense of duty[23] as a loyal soldier of the Republic.[34]
The Prime Minister dismissed the notion of replacing clone soldiers with recruits which he regarded as inherently inferior to his creations, but Tarkin was concerned that the clone trooper program was too expensive to maintain. He therefore considered conscription and recruitment a cost effective solution to the Empire's need for increased manpower.[18] Although cloning operations would continue for a short while longer,[20] rumors spread across the clone ranks during the early Imperial Era that the Empire had already halted the Kamino operations, making clones such as "Ding" and "Kicker" ponder the Empire's future and the fate of their kind. Knowing that the clone army had only one generation left in its future, older clones dreaded the notion of retirement and, therefore, sought ways to remain on active duty, such as joining the Emperor's Royal Guard.[58]
As trainees, clones held the rank of clone cadet and were organized into multiple squads for the purpose of learning cooperation and teamwork.[123] Cadets had several kinds of instructors; younger clones were monitored by full-grown clone sergeants[125] and bounty hunters were hired to supervise the older clones. If a clone was unable to complete training, they could be assigned to maintenance duty. By the time of the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Shaak Ti personally oversaw the training of new generations of clone troopers. ARC troopers were also assigned to inspect the progress of future troopers.[123] Clones deemed exceptional in comparison to the average, rank-and-file trooper,[126] were given specialized training in order to become elite soldiers, such as clone commandos[127] or ARC troopers.[126]
The clones lived and trained in Tipoca City, the capital city of Kamino, throughout their time as cadets.[2] Naturally, clones came to regard Kamino as their homeworld, just as official records did. Training and studying under the soft white lights of the clone facilities, most never saw the rain, oceans, clouds, or sky until they left for combat. Still, from the moment of their birth, the clones received encouragement from their trainers and genetic engineers to leave Kamino, and become soldiers among the stars.[35]
And whenever Rafael came home for the holidays or on vacation, each time taller than before, dressed like a fashion-plate and with mannerisms that she took for the height of distinction, the saintly mother would say to herself with the satisfaction of a woman who knows what it means to be homely:
Memorial Day, which is celebrated on the last Monday in May, honors service members who have died in military service to the nation. The holiday has roots dating back to the post-Civil War era, when citizens would informally place spring flower memorials on the graves of fallen soldiers.
On May 20, 1868, over 5,000 first-ever National Decoration Day participants decorated the graves of the 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. By the late 1800s, cities and communities across the United States began to observe the day and several states declared it a legal holiday.
Away on military deployment. USERRA provides a number of protections for employees who are absent from civilian work due to voluntary or involuntary uniformed service. The goal is to treat the absent employee the same as if he had never left for military duty. During these absences, the employee is deemed to be on a leave of absence or furlough, although he may use paid leave if desired. The employee must be given the same benefits that are generally provided to a non-military employee who goes on a furlough or leave of absence.
Uniformed service absences include:
Sometime back I received in the name of our country the bodies of four marines who had died while on active duty. I said then that there is a special sadness that accompanies the death of a serviceman, for we're never quite good enough to them-not really; we can't be, because what they gave us is beyond our powers to repay. And so, when a serviceman dies, it's a tear in the fabric, a break in the whole, and all we can do is remember.
In every subsequent scene, an army man named Virat (Akshay Kumar) purposely withholds information from local authorities. Rather than sharing crucial, and against the clock intel, Virat thinks police are made up of borderline idiots. It is a fixed impression he shares, and candidly imposes on his only friend, who he tags along with whenever he's home off duty. The friend, a sub-inspector played by the likable Summet Raghavan, can do without him; the movie cannot.
Trump and his wife, Melania, also made a trip to a nearby Coast Guard station in Riviera Beach, Florida, where they delivered a lunch of turkey sandwiches, giant muffins, heaping baskets of fruit, chips and cookies to men and women on duty for the holidays.
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