Happy Memorial Day
Written by: Tom Sawyer
I’m sure you know someone to whom you can pay tribute to on Memorial Day – it about more than a day off and cookouts with the family. I certainly do and it is a source of pride and unfortunately pain. It is painful because some of those who have passed mean so much to us and there is a void in our lives they once filled. For me, two of those very special people are my mother and grandmother. I cannot be near the cemetary where they are buried, but like most days they are on my mind. 10+ years later and those emotions are still pretty raw.
Besides, and in addition to, our loved ones, we can take the time to pay our respects to the men and women who served our country in the military and paid the ultimate price: their life. Every life lost helps us live the way we live, enjoying freedoms people in other countries don’t have. I was fortunate enough to serve with some of those people who have paid the ultimate price and I know some of the things that possibly lead to their loss of life; even though tragic events happen, I know with 100% certainty that these men and women are highly trained to carry out their missions.
Serving in the military is an awesome undertaking when you consider what goes into the organization and defense of our country. I would challenge any other industry to take young men and women from across the country and focus them on one goal such as the military must do. When considering the enormous task they face daily, few lives are lost, but even those few mean so much.
I have to hold myself back before I really get going; it has been a while since I’ve been in that frame of mind, but it is like riding a bike. The military will always be in my system.
Here is part of the Wiki on Memorial Day:
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 25 in 2009). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the civil war), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!
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