Memorial day is right around the corner

[bootsonground]

This is to all the veteran war fighters out there. If the shoe fits wear it. If it doesn't just shrug it off and recognize that it does not apply to you.

Memorial day is right around the corner. It is a troublesome and sometimes confusing day for a lot of people. A day when people walk up to us and to say "thanks for your service" not realizing that the person they're thanking feels guilty that they are alive and all of their friends are dead. It is a day we watch everyone have barbecues, drink beer, and enjoy the day off. Remember that this was the point of it all. I want my family and friends to live in ignorant bliss. Never having to know about the blood and screams.
So on May 28th when somebody thanks you for service, don't be a ***** and correct them about the difference between veterans day and memorial day. Look around at the smiles on everyone's faces. Smell the smoke from the barbecue, kick back put your feet up and enjoy a beer. Live in the moment for a day. Be in the present appreciating our brothers that gave it all, and that they did it for a reason. Know that the people around you are doing exactly what they're supposed to be doing. They are doing what we fought and some died for. They are enjoying a FREE life.
#memorialday
#freedom
#neverforget

Rest easy brothers!

PFC Michael R DeMarsico, Panjwai, Afghanistan 16 August 2012
SGT Juan P Navarro, Panjwai, Afghanistan
7 July 2012
SPC Philip CS Schiller, Panjwai, Afghanistan
11 April 2012
SSG Rusty H. Christian, Afghanistan
28 Jan 2010
CPT Benjamin Tiffner Baghdad
7 Nov 2007
CPL Kenneth M. Cross, Baghdad,
27 Aug 2007
PFC Daniel G. Dolan , Baghdad,
27 Aug 2007
SPC Kareem Khan, Baqubah,
6 Aug 2007
CPL Juan M. Alcantara Baqubah,
6 Aug 2007
SGT Nicholas A. Gummersall, Baqubah,
6 Aug 2007
SSG Jacob M. Thompson, Baqubah,
6 Aug 2007
CPL Romel Catalan, Amariyah, Iraq
2 June 2007
SGT Chadrick O. Domino, Baghdad,
31 May 2007
SSG Hector Leija Baghdad,
24 Jan 2007
SPC Justin R. Garcia, Baghdad
14 Nov 2006
SGT Lucus T. White, Baghdad,
6 Nov 2006
SGT Jacob Demand, Mosul,
14 Sep 2004
SPC Christopher J. Rivera Wesley, Samarra,
8 Dec 2003
SPC Joseph M. Blickenstaff, Samarra,
8 Dec 2003
SSG Steven H. Bridges, Samarra,
8 Dec 2003

"We who have seen war, will never stop seeing it. In the silence of the night, we will always hear the screams" Joseph Galloway

 

[churchmouse]

I will thank those who served with a clear heart and no expectations past the occasional hand shake.

Thanks to all for their sacrifices.

 

[KG1]

I will always honor all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice with reverence on this day of remembrance. Thank you for the reminder OP. God be with you all.

 

[KellyinAvon]

 

[bootsonground]

Roger that bubba!

 

[bootsonground]

*salute*

 

[thunderchicken]

Never having had the opportunity to serve, I hadn't given much thought to how the Veterans, I have thanked for their service may feel about it..especially on a day set aside for rembrance.
I have lost a few friends who fought for our nation. So, I can understand (to some degree) the final ultimate sacrifice. Either way fallen or alive, I am forever thankful to those who have served.

 

[actaeon277]

Well said.
I'd also add, some vets get angry when told "Have a happy Memorial Day".

Well, I'm just one person, but I figure, what is wrong with wishing someone a nice day?
I'm sure all the vets that died, didn't die hoping that people would mope around all day.

Remember the reason for the holiday.
Bow your heads and give thanks for those that paid the ultimate price.
Then, have a good holiday with friends and family.

 

[Ddillard]

On this Memorial day, let us remember what was rendered. It is time for the weary to rest easy, as the relief has the watch. A day off, it is to some. As it is a day of remembrance by those left behind, in the knowledge that the fallen shall rest so. To my brothers and sisters, "You are not forgotten." In memoriam, thank a vet and let us not forget the families of the same.

 

[dsol]

A lot of us know someone that made Monday's "holiday" necessary.

Gone too soon, but not forgotten.

[FONT=&amp]SGT CHRISTOPHER HILGERT[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]Age 27 - Killed in action by a remotely-detonated mine on August 8, 1993 during Operation Restore Hope Mogadishu, Somalia[/FONT]

 

[KellyinAvon]

Senior Airman Earl F. Cartrette Jr. Sellersburg, Indiana. 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida.
June 25, 1996, Khobar Towers near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, a terrorist attack that killed 19 airmen.

 

[CHCRandy]

Army Staff Sgt. Richard A. Blakley of Plainfield...and my cousins husband. Died June 6, 2006 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom


U.S. military advisers forged close relationships with Iraqi soldiers.