Alot of people see Memorial Day as just a day off from school or work. It's fine to be happy that you don't have to go to school or work today, but thats not what this day is for. The purpose of this day is to honor fallen veterens and other veterans defending our great nation.
My grandfather served in WWII, my uncle was in The Navy during The Cuban Missile Crisis, I have a cousin that was an MP in Louisiana 10 years ago, I have two neighboors that are Vietnam Veterans, and I have other friends and reletives that have served our country in one way or another. So Memorial Day means alot to me.
It makes me mad when people hesitate to call fallen veterans heroes. Because the veterans died to keep us out of harms way. It also makes me mad when people only see this as a day off, because it seems like they don't care about our veterans. The people who don't respect our veterans are so ignorant. As mentioned before, the fallen veterans died to keep us safe. But they also died for freedom. something that citizens of this country take for granted.
It's fine to be happy that you have today off. I don't have to work today and I'm enjoying my day off. But I encourage all my readers if you know someone who has served our country in one way or another, let them know you are thankful to them for serving our country.
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