Today is Memorial Day, an important day of remembrance for our country that honors the people who have spilled their blood in order to defend our way of life. Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering and honoring those that have died in the service of our county. Men like my grandpa, Earl Lanning, who was one of the fortunate ones to make it home from WWII even though many of his friends and fellow soldiers did not. Those that did not are who we honor today. A national holiday since 1971, Memorial Day actually began as Decoration Day after the Civil War. Decoration Day was intended to provide a marked day on the calendar for people to decorate the graves of those men who died fighting in that bloody and awful war. As our history progressed and the list of conflicts grew, the scope of the holiday was expanded but its intentions remain the same. It is an important distinction between this and Veterans Day, as Veteran’s Day honors all who have served, not just those who have died in combat.
We realize that within the regular readers of the blog, the members of our forum section, and those people just stopping by to check things out, we have a lot of veterans, active service people, and future service people as well. To each and every one of you we’d like to extend our hand in a hearty show of thanks for everything you have done and will do in the future to keep our families safe and to maintain a level of normalcy in our daily lives that most of us take for granted. While today is specifically intended to recognize, remember, and honor those that gave the ultimate sacrifice, we feel it is important to thank anyone willing to put themselves in harm’s way for our freedom.
This is a day to honor those that never came home, often from places where they were defending our allies and not Americans directly. America has not always been one of the World’s defenders, but our most proud moments most certainly fall under that mission. I hope that today, of all days, we can remember the good hearted men and women who have fought regardless of fear or uncertainty and who deserve to hold their heads high as they have done us a great honor.
Enjoy this day, enjoy your freedom, and make it a point to remember and reflect on those who have given it to us by sacrificing their own lives for our country.
I’ll leave you with a quote that my friend and former partner in crime Brian Lohnes shared on a previous Memorial Day.
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.”
– This quote is attributed to author George Orwell
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