Greenstein: Memorial Day is more than a vacation day
The United States sent thousands of “doughboys” to fight in France like those shown charging over the top of a trench in 1917. World War I took the lives of nearly 117,000 Americans and came to an end on Nov. 11, 1918, when the signed armistice came into effect. The youngest American to die in uniform in WWI was Memphian Albert Cohen, who was 14. (AP file)
Micah Greenstein
Rabbi Micah Greenstein is senior rabbi of Temple Israel of Memphis.
“All Americans owe the families of the servicemen and women who died serving our country more than lip service in gratitude, appreciation and reverence.”
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