Memorial Day

This weekend let's keep in mind, remind each other and especially teach our children what Memorial Day is all about. As we know, but sometimes forget, it is to remember those who have died in the service and defense of our Country. It is not a time to argue about the wisdom of or justification for any particular war. It is to honor those Americans who volunteered or answered the call to serve and died in the endeavor.

Everytime I hear that song, "War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!", I think, "Nonsense." Think of The American Revolution. Was freedom and independence not worth fighting for? What about WWII? Was it not worth fighting to end the tyranny of Nazism and Fascism?
What ever you think about the Korean & Viet Nam wars, they were fought in pursuit of The Truman Doctrine of containing Communism, which was adopted by every President until the collapse of the USSR ended The Cold War.

But again, it's about those who served and died. We owe them a debt of gratitude. I hope that faced with similar threats today, we would still have the will to make the same sacrifices. I wonder.