Memorial Day 2013
Today is Memorial Day; a day in which we honor those who have paid the ultimate price so that you and I may go about our daily lives as free men and women. So often I think that people take our freedom for granted and just assume that because we are free we will always remain free, forgetting what it actually takes to ensure that we remain free.
There is one reason and one reason alone that we are able to sit here day after day and discuss what is happening in our government and write about how we feel about what is happening and that is our right to free speech, and that is a right that many, many brave men and women have fought and have died for and we must not forget their sacrifice.There is not a single day that goes by that I do not think about the sacrifice that these people have made, but today is the day that we must all remember to step back and say thank you.
So while you are at your cookout with your families and your friends; while you are cooking on the grill, drinking a few beers, and laughing with the people that you most cherish, please take just a little time out to remember those that have died to make this day possible.
Let us also never forget those who are wearing the uniform today–and the families they have left at home–to sacrifice a part of their life so that we may live ours. All of those that have ever worn the uniform of the United States are heroes and we must never forget what they have done and what they are still doing.
America's Watchtower 
On this day my thoughts are for my father who landed in the fourth wave on Omaha Beach, D-Day, 1944. He was with the infantry that met the Russians at the Elbe River, April-May, 1945.
This may not be the proper venue for the following but increasingly it appears American lives were sacrificed for a free country seemingly slipping away from us. This is not a phenomenon unique to this country. My son, a classically trained jazz musician, who has been on tour in London since last Wednesday, called this morning. Of course I asked about the Londoners reactions to the assassination of the British soldier this past week. ” Like it never happened dad.’No one is talking about it, life goes on.” The Kinks got it a long time ago as evidenced by their song There Is No England Anymore. Will the time come when there is no USA anymore? On this day let us pray and continue the fight against those who would one day outlaw the observance of Memorial Day while keeping the three day weekend for the unions.
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You father is a true hero! We are so blessed to have people like him who are willing to defend us. I too feel as if the country is slipping away from us.
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Wonderful comments, Steve. Truly, we must never forget the sacrifice of the men and women who have died serving our country.
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Thank you Larry, we must never forget!
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President Reagan…..thank you, Steve.
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That was a great speech, wasn’t it? And you are welcome!
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A great tribute and a reminder of those who have given so much. For those of us who grow weary of blogging and fighting for the cause, and want to give up,it makes it seem rather petty doesn’t it,
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Thanks Bunker! We sometimes grow weary of the fight and want to give up, but when you look at what so many people gave in defense of the country it seems like the least we can do is keep fighting behind the keyboard for what these people gave us.
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