THANKS

photo by Ian Sane

Happy Memorial Day weekend!  A royally worthy celebration.  This video warms my heart.  Remembering the sacrifice of others, serves to enrich the human soul and the human behavior. 


                                    

Principle in the type:  "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”     attributed to Edmund Burke

REMEMBER

photo by The U.S. Army

Did you know Memorial Day was originally created to honor soldiers--of both sides--who died in the Civil War?   Happy Memorial Day.  What to do?  This Huffington Post article offers "How to Celebrate Memorial Day" with over a dozen ideas, all for under $30.  A couple activities even have something to do with Memorial Day.   That's aces.     story

Principle in the type:  "True courage is not the absents of fear, but the willingness to proceed in spite of it."     Jonathon G. Sandberg

WHY MEMORIAL DAY

photo by maf04

To Melanie House, "every day is Memorial Day and we don't need a special day to remember [John], because he's part of our lives every day." (news story)     House's husband John, who is also son James' father, was killed in action in Iraq over 10 years ago.   This Memorial Day we the public honor John House's sacrifice and so many like him and his family.

Principle in the type:  "Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid.  They have earned our undying gratitude.  America will never forget their sacrifices.    Harry S. Truman