A few minutes until it happens, so simply a reminder from a long-time Vet. Figured my first blog in years should happen tonight, just a small reminder to those that have the honor of celebrating today.
Memorial Day is not about us Veterans, it’s about those that died to give us the ability to celebrate our freedom today. It’s about the graves in Arlington and across the world where US service-members have been buried. It’s about the people who gave everything so we could have what we have today.
I write this because, while I appreciate all the people who have been thanking me for my service, just as other Vets appreciate it as well, the holiday is about those who never made it home. So enjoy your barbecue and your camping, your baseball and your day off work, your family and your friends. Just remember to think about those who don’t have that opportunity anymore for a split second while you do. They deserve it. And those of us that served with them will appreciate your recognition of them.
And to those of you that head to the cemeteries to decorate the graves of the fallen each and every Memorial Day... thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Enjoy your Memorial Day.
