Hugh Hewitt: Because They Gave All
Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News
Salem Podcast Network
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🗓️ 22 May 2026
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Summary
This Memorial Day comes as our nation marks 250 years of freedom—a quarter of a millennia since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
On this Memorial Day, we should pause and recognize that we don’t have one without the other. That is: We only have the freedom that we cherish as a result of those who stood up to fight for it and defend it. And more specifically: Willing to pay the ultimate price.
From the Revolutionary War and the nation’s founding to those who have paid the price in recent days and months as President Trump and his administration work to ensure that the mullahs of Iran never have a nuclear weapon: We remain free today because of the men and women who have committed themselves to our nation’s defense.
Over 1.3 million have paid the ultimate price.
Today: We say “thank you.”
It’s also a day for us to dedicate ourselves to what—in 1863—Abraham Lincoln called “the unfinished work” before us.
On behalf of Salem Media, Happy Memorial Day.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hugh Hewitt for Town Hall.com. |
| 0:04.0 | This Memorial Day comes as our nation marks 250 years of freedom. |
| 0:07.9 | A quarter of a millennia since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. |
| 0:11.9 | On this Memorial Day, we should pause and recognize that we don't have one without the other. |
| 0:16.8 | That is, we only have the freedom that we cherish as a result of those who stood up to fight for it and defend it, |
| 0:22.1 | and more specifically, willing to pay the ultimate price. |
| 0:25.2 | From the Revolutionary War and the nation's founding to those who have paid the price in recent days and months, |
| 0:30.6 | as President Trump and his administration worked to ensure that the mullahs of Iran never have a nuclear weapon. |
| 0:36.5 | We remain free today because of the men and women who have committed themselves to our nation's defense. |
| 0:41.3 | Over 1.3 million have paid the ultimate price. |
| 0:44.6 | Today we say, thank you. |
| 0:46.5 | It's also a day for us to dedicate ourselves to what? |
| 0:49.4 | In 1863, Abraham Lincoln called the unfinished work before us. |
| 0:54.0 | On behalf of Salem Media, happy Memorial Day. |
| 0:57.7 | I'm Hugh Hewitt. |
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