The flag image with this post is of the front of my house. We are getting ready for our back yard Memorial Day cookout, which may include around 30 people (with 18 kids!!). Right now, Stacy is getting after me to peel eggs for deviled eggs and get the potatoes ready for the potato salad, but I wanted to take a brief moment.
As we are all busy getting ready to host or go to a Memorial Day cookout or party, lets all take a moment to remember what this day is all about and give thanks. Memorial day commemorates the men and women who have laid down their lives in service to our country. Formerly Decoration Day, this day was created after the War Between the States to honor fallen Union soldiers. It was later renamed and extended after WWI to honor all soldiers who died while in military service.
On behalf of myself and my family, I would like to thank those currently in service to our country and to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom.
Thanks for taking a moment to remind us all…. We live in a great country, have great freedoms owed all to the sacrifices of those who’ve made it so! Have a great day.
Too bad we have let our government take away those freedoms our soldiers fought and died for. Too bad all their courage and love was in vain.
You and your family HAVE NO RIGHTS LEFT in case you have never read the Patriot Act. It makes a mockery of the Constitution our soldiers fought and died for.
And what do Americans do about it? We have a picnic in the back yard.
“Happy” Memorial day? Not for me.. My husband DIED for the lies told to take us into wars.
Thank you for your comment. Perhaps our views differ, but I see Memorial Day as a celebration in remembrance of the people who died in service to us, not a celebration of government.