It's officially the opening day of the summer season. Presque Isle has its first lifeguards though the water is a chilly sixty degrees. The boats sail the bay and Lake Erie. Outside, my neighbors have started to grill. Today and tomorrow, the entire neighborhood will smell of hot dogs and burgers. We will fill up on salads of every description. There will be parades and fireworks, Waldemeer will be alive again. Many of us will have the day off work on Memorial Monday.
It is a day of celebration.
Let's not forget what Memorial Day is all about.
Take a moment or two to remember our brave military. They are the ones who offer their lives in service to our great country. They keep us free. We can be critical of our government because they have helped us to keep that right alive. We can have those celebrations, go to our own place of worship (or not), come home when we choose, gather as we wish and debate if we dare. We are a free people in a world that can be dictator-driven.
We in the United States of America are very lucky, indeed.
As you hoist your flag or wear your tiny lapel pin, remember what it's all about. Thank you, brave Marines, soldiers and sailors, Air Force and Coast Guard and all the rest. We don't say it often enough--thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service to our country.
Those who have given their lives, no matter which war or conflict or occupation deserve to be remembered. Let us give them a minute of silence. Let us honor their sacrifice.
God bless our military. God bless America.
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