Woman Starts Movement on Twitter for Visiting Graves of Fallen Heroes on Memorial Day
A woman’s visit to her grandfather’s grave prompted a movement to help others pay their respects to fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. On March 25, 2020, Emily Domenech came up with the idea while visiting the gravesite…
A woman’s visit to her grandfather’s grave prompted a movement to help others pay their respects to fallen soldiers on Memorial Day.
On March 25, 2020, Emily Domenech came up with the idea while visiting the gravesite of her grandfather, Col. John Domenech, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. She asked on her Twitter page if anyone else had loved ones who were buried there.
“Does anyone have buddies buried in Arlington who they would like visited today?” she wrote. “Since only Family members are allowed in, I would be honored to pay respects on your behalf.”
During this time, only Family members were allowed to visit the gravesites due to COVID-19 restrictions, according to the “Today” show.
Following her tweet, Domenech didn’t expect much of a response apart from some friends, but was quickly proven wrong.
“After hundreds, then thousands of responses, it became so clear that there was a huge need and desire to honor fallen people,” she explained. “Families from all around the world said things like, ‘My grandfather or uncle is buried there and I can’t travel from Kansas.'”