May 30
Memorial Day
At 3:00pm today, communities across the country will pause to remember veterans lost fighting for our freedom as part of Memorial Day celebrations.
I read that bit of news and found it a bit sad. Sad because it’s shameful enough that we relegate any official commemoration of the sacrifices our soldiers have paid to a single day of the year. Their lives have paid for our freedom and, unfortunately, our ability to be cavalier about the price our freedom cost this nation’s families.
Now, as if being reflective of those losses for a single day of the year isn’t enough, we’ve reduced the supposed obligatory gesture down to a single minute, after which, presumably, we can all return to our normal lives.
I think our soldiers are worth a lot more than that.
