Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve always observed Memorial Day on May 30, not on the Monday the government changed it to years ago.
It’s a day of remembrance for those who died while defending our nation against common enemies. It is a day of sadness for those lost, for we know the cost of freedom is high, and a day of solace knowing there are those willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. Those are the men and women we honor today.
Take a moment to remember the 1.2 million soldiers who did not return from battles fought between 1775 and the present. I know sometimes it seems 
patriotism is no longer in vogue, yet those seemingly against it use the freedoms afforded by those making the supreme sacrifice most.
A couple of quotes come to mind. I’m unsure who said the first one, and I don’t know if anyone does: “Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”
Remember, too, as trite as it may sound to some, we are the home of the free because of the brave. Put another way, Winston Churchill summed it up: “Never was so much owed by so many to so few.”
May God Bless Them