Remember!

Lexington-Concord, Bunker Hill, the Alamo, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Antietam, Bull Run, San Juan Hill, Belleau Wood, Pearl Harbor, Omaha Beach, Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, Chosin Reservoir, Inchon, Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh, Tet, Anbar Province, Fallujah, Marjah.
Does anyone recognize any of these names and places? I know some do, but, if you don't, go up on the Internet, do a "Search" and learn about them, and the sacrifices that were made at those locations.
Memorial day is coming. Instead of thinking about the beach, having a cookout, going fishing, going to any Memorial day sale. Think about taking some time out of your busy day and go to a Memorial day parade and help honor those who gave their all, or at least take a few moments of silence, and give thanks to the hundreds of thousands of young men and women who, since the battle at the Lexington-Concord, Massachusetts bridge on April 19, 1775, and the "shot heard round the world",  gave their lives at those locations, so you can be free.
One of my biggest regrets in life is the fact that I have never worn the uniform of one of our military services. If I could do it it over, you can be sure I would not be making that mistake again.
Celebrate Memorial Day, but remember what it means. Stand up for your freedoms - Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness and remember that those are guaranteed to you by your creator, not by the Government. Don't let the sacrifices of all those brave young men and women have been in vain. Remember "Freedom isn't Free", occasionally you have to fight to preserve it. As Thomas Jefferson said "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants".

A Memorial day video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cMxJBenigY
These are only clips from movies. I can't even begin to imagine the horror of what the "real thing" must have been like, and don't forget, a large number of these guys weren't even 20 years old yet, and yet they did it for themselves, and you, because they believed in our great country, and wanted to preserve our freedoms.  Don't let anybody destroy this country