Memorial Day
Posted By admin on May 21, 2009
We Need to Do More
Memorial Day for most of us is a long weekend and a day away from work. It is a day of sales for those who work in car dealerships and furniture stores, trying to meet the month’s quota with a final blitz of discounts and cash back offers.
It’s an extra day at the cabin, spending time with your buddies and family trying to find the perfect spot on a Monday morning where the walleyes and crappies are biting.
It’s also a day to think about war and why we fight and why we never seem to achieve peaceful, diplomatic long-term solutions to the problems that lead to the massive violence that takes our young men and women away from us. Our defenders volunteer for various reasons, but all of them end up supporting our freedoms and rights whether directly or indirectly. They support the concept of democracy, but they also prevent foreign invaders from taking our shores.
We have vets that may not have died overseas, but bring the war back with them and can never shake it. Memorial Day is a day we should pause and reflect and thank those who have faced enemy fire and taken a hit from us. We should remember those who died in battle and at home, suffering the long-term effects of war.
I feel awkward saying “Happy Memorial Day” because it is not a happy occasion. Families are missing their fathers, mother, brothers, sisters, friends and children. It is a time to reflect on what we have as a nation, and to honor them. It is also a time to remember that we need to show our support and honor to those they leave behind. Thank a vet on Memorial Day, and thank a family.
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