Sunday, May 24, 2015

Memorial Day

     The TV has tried to tell me to "thank a veteran" this holiday.  'Cos they slept through History and Civics, I guess.

     Memorial Day? That's when we thank the veterans -- soldiers, airmen, sailors, Marines -- who aren't here to thank. The fallen. That's what this day is for. Pause for a moment, and remember. Place a flag or flowers on a grave or memorial. Remember them. They served. They fought. They died. Maybe it wasn't in a war you approved of -- maybe some of them didn't approve of it either. There's not a darned thing you can do about it except to remember them.
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5 comments:

  1. JessMay 24, 2015 at 1:56 PM

    That's true. We only have memories of how they were, yet those that served with them, remember the moments of when they died.

    I honor them all. Death in service takes something from society only those that served ever really know.

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  2. RandyGCMay 24, 2015 at 2:17 PM

    Thank you for posting that.

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  3. CookieMay 24, 2015 at 8:59 PM

    That is the kind of explanation that needs to be put on a billboard.

    Cookie

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  4. AnonymousMay 24, 2015 at 9:19 PM

    Amen.

    gfa

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  5. Old NFOMay 24, 2015 at 9:37 PM

    Thank you. And you're right...

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