CNN 2011-06-01

Back from the Memorial Day weekend . I am Carl Azuz .This is CNN students news.It's a short week for us. It is also our last week in school year.

Let us go ahead and get started.

First up ,American post honor service members who gave everything they have. The memorial day is attributed to many men and women who lost their lives while serving in the US armed forces. Ceremonies were held around the country yesterday,President Obama helping¹ lead the ones in Arlington National Cemetery².He laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknowns and later visited the Arlington Section 60. It is a site that's primarily for soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

During his speech, the president said the courage ,unselfishness and devotion to duty of the service men and women who gave their lives is what has sustained the country.President Obama also said the memorial day is about the families who've lost loved ones serving in the military.

The wife of fallen service members said she sees the memorial day is a chance to celebrate her husband's life.

I want everyone to realize these aren't just graves , they aren't just numbers. They are real people,they have their families,they have lives. They have wives and husbands and children and parents and siblings³ and friends. And so that is today's about celebrating their life . And make it sure that everyone knows that these are real people that

we have lost. So when I get to talk about my husband I love to laugh and smile when I talk about him. I am really share the great guy he was.

For the past 40 years, the third US infantry⁴ has a special assignment. They are the ones to place flags on every grave stones in Arlington Cemetery for memorial day that's more than 250,000 flags. In this next report, two members share why they consider this responsibility an honor.

Now I've actually served and came from Iraq, they paved the way, so without them ,we wouldn't be here. It's just specially⁵ an honor for us when you've been on the other side of it and now you can come here, and you can bring honor to their final resting place.

Most leaders here are combat of viets . They're coming from other units ,they've deployed⁶ before. We all know somebody bury here personally.

I thank them, I give thanks all the time for just doing what they did. It's so many of us that have fear of doing what they did.

During our 15 months, my battalion⁷ lost 24 soldiers and our brigade lost ,I believe, 44. we have a three one seven members buried here ,to include my platoon leader First Lieutenant⁸ Benjamin Hall

. I tried to visit him on special occasions ,you know ，it's a birthday or his passing ,I usually sit down for a while and talk to him ,know all things are going, how I life is and how much I appriciate his sacrifice. It is leadership while we had it.He is a great man.

Sometimes it is a bit of remembrance good times and bad. You've got comrades on arms that have died.you feel for them , you feel for your families, but try to put that aside to give honor to those that you can.

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

3 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

4 infantry   

n.[总称]步兵(部队)

参考例句：

• The infantry were equipped with flame throwers.步兵都装备有喷火器。
• We have less infantry than the enemy.我们的步兵比敌人少。

5 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

6 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

7 battalion   

n.营；部队；大队(的人)

参考例句：

• The town was garrisoned by a battalion.该镇由一营士兵驻守。
• At the end of the drill parade,the battalion fell out.操练之后，队伍解散了。

8 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。