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Today we in America celebrate another holiday. Memorial Day. For some it means having to work, while for others it means a day off. For some today is another day they have to work, be it for themselves or their family. For others its a chance to get together and celebrate the coming of summer. Kids thinking of the long days in the sun an having fun with friends. Others will plan summer vacations and hopefully have a chance to recharge from work, away from cell phones, deadlines and other unwanted interruptions. Today may just mean hanging with friends and having a cookout.
In any case. I wish all of you a happy Memorial Day. And for any and all vets out there. Thank-you. And for the family members of a vet, thank-you also for you had to endure the hardship of having your loved ones gone.
Take care.
Ibi
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I was denied the opportunity to serve due to a youthful indiscretion. I some ways I envy those who did serve whether by choice or due to the draft. But for those who've lost loved one's in the service of our country, THANK YOU for their sacrifice. To you who have served and survived, THANK YOU for your service. I am in awe of you all. Two days bring to mind the sacrifice and service of men (and women) at arms in defense of our freedom. Today and Veteran's Day. On both days I pause to say a prayer of thanks to our God for those who have put themselves in harms way for me. Today I add a special prayer for the families of the fallen. God bless you all
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Patricia
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Happy Memorial Day to you too
I'd never heard of this until the other day. In the UK it's called Spring Bank Holiday Monday - when I was a kid it was called Whit (Whitsuntide) Monday, but as the country became more secular in spirit this gradually fell out of common parlance.
As you may know, we hold Remembrance Sunday in November, on the closest Sunday to November 11th to commemorate the armistice that brought the First World War to a close. It's a suitably solemn occasion, yet when the wreaths have been laid and the parades have gone all the spectators flock to the nearest pub and have a merry old time. The term 'collective catharsis' comes to mind.
On November 11th itself, no matter on what day of the week it falls, at 11 a.m. most of us who are able to observe a two-minute silence. One year I was in a supermarket queue, a bell sounded and every checkout operator stopped work. A couple of seconds later the entire store had come to a complete standstill. The silence, to coin a famous oxymoron, was almost deafening.
I remember thinking to myself 'I'm happy to pay my respects in this way. It's the least I can do. I just wish it had never been necessary in the first place'.
May we never forget.