Today, we remember the brave troops who gave their lives for our country. 

I’m also thinking of the parents, spouses, and children who must continue life without them. 

As we honor their memory, I ask you to imagine a world with peace. 

A place where we stand tall and proud beside our brothers and sisters abroad. A place where we imagine solutions with care and intention. A place where we listen to each other and build something better together. 

That’s the kind of future we are building together at CPLC each day. 

Thank you for supporting families and individuals in our community, especially the military families who have survived the loss of a loved one. 

And if you have lost a family member in active duty, thank you for your sacrifice and their service to our country. It’s thanks to brave service members like them and resilient family and friends like you that we can enjoy peace here. 

As we honor Memorial Day, I want to leave you with the words of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower,  

Let us make that day one of twofold dedication. Let us reverently honor those who have fallen in war, and rededicate ourselves through prayer to the cause of peace, to the end that the day may come when we shall never have another war—never another Unknown Soldier.  

— Proclamation 3016—Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 1953  

My heart goes out to all who have lost a loved one in active duty.   

In gratitude, 

Alicia Nuñez 
President & CEO 
Chicanos Por La Causa