PLEASE go by Old Ranter’s place and read what he’s written about this somber holiday. Ranter is both a military and law enforcement veteran and has a unique perspective I think you’d benefit from reading. Here’s just a sample:

Memorial Day should be a time of reflection, remembering those who have gone before us, paying the ultimate sacrifice for freedom, their lives. Through the course of the history of America, people have died so that others may be free.

In many far off lands, American’s have laid down their lives so that the spark that makes this country what it is, lives on, passed on to our children, standing the test of time.

Read the rest HERE.