Memorial Day has come to be known as the weekend kickoff for the summer season. It is known for barbecuing, taking the family on three day vacations to lakes and beaches. On the downside we know it for all the traffic accidents, and the tally comes in over the news on Monday like some grim form of ball scores.
What we sometimes forget is this is the weekend to remember those who have fallen in defense of this country. Whether your are for war or against it, for this war or against it, be grateful that there are some of us who have answered the call in times of national crisis. I don’t like to get all jingoistic about this, all the knee jerk patriotism, but considering there is a new GI Bill being voted on in Congress, this is really the weekend to remember that ware is not a movie, resolved in a couple of hours. Nor is war a video game. War is where very real people lose their lives for their convictions and sense of duty. Where families suffer and where loved ones come to terms with the loss and finality of a soldier’s passing.
So while some of us might take this holiday more seriously and actually visit the national cemeteries where are fallen are laid to rest, let the rest of is at least take brief cognizance as to what this holiday is all about.
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But let’s all have a safe holiday weekend and remember to give thanks to our fallen soldiers this holiday weekend.
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