[0:06] I want to welcome you to our annual
Memorial Day service and thank you for
[0:09] coming out today to recognize, honor,
and remember those who have served and
[0:15] especially those who have made the
ultimate sacrifice.
[0:19] » Morning breaks on Beach Haven shore.
[0:25] Golden light
through windows and open doors.
[0:32] Flags are dancing
in the salt air breeze.
[0:39] Church bells echo
softly through the trees.
[0:46] Bikes down Bay Avenue begin
to roll.
[0:54] Coffee cups in hand,
familiar souls.
[1:01] Boats are rocking gently
in the harbor light.
[1:07] Freedom lives in moments
just like
[1:12] tonight.
But before the laughter,
[1:18] before summer starts,
we pause together
[1:25] with grateful
hearts.
[1:30] Beach Haven remembers,
proud and true,
[1:33] beneath the red,
the white, and blue.
[1:37] From the ocean waves to the base soft
lights,
[1:42] we honor the brave here tonight. Raise
your voices, let freedom ring
[1:48] in every prayer
we speak today.
[1:51] On this silent shore where memories
remain,
[1:55] we thank the heroes
who carried the pain.
[2:06] Children laughing on the sidewalks
near.
[2:13] Families
gathering
[2:17] year after year.
Yet empty chairs still quietly remain
[2:24] for those whose sacrifice can't be
explained.
[2:31] From the yachts at the marina sails held
high to sunsets burning low across the
[2:37] sky. Every freedom that we hold so dear
was purchased by the brave who brought
[2:44] us here. So before the fireworks paint
the night, we stand together in
[2:51] candlelight.
[2:55] Each heaven remembers proud and true
beneath the red,
[3:00] the white and blue. From the ocean waves
to the base of the lights,
[3:06] we honor the brave here tonight. Raise
your voices, let freedom stand
[3:13] in every prayer we speak today.
On this hallowed soil where memories
[3:19] remain, we thank the heroes
WHO CARRIED the pain.
[3:39] Every wave upon the shoreline knows the
names of courage carried IN ITS FLOW.
[3:46] EVERY bell that rings across this town
calls us to remember those laid down and
[3:53] when the stars shine over little lake
tonight
[3:59] may heaven hold our heroes in its light.
[4:07] » May heaven remember forever true
>> beneath the red,
[4:12] the white, AND BLUE.
>> FROM BAY
[4:15] AVENUE to the oceanside, we carry on
memories
[4:20] » with endless pride.
>> Let freedom
[4:23] ring across the summer sky.
>> With grateful hearts
[4:27] and tear-filled
>> eyes on
[4:29] this Memorial Day,
our voices say
[4:37] thank you for the gift
of the American way.