Tomorrow (Monday) is Memorial Day here in the U.S.
There are likely many folks who will chose not to take part in the holiday, other than enjoy their day off from work.
I’ll be honest, I’m not a fan of this war. I don’t know that the reasons were just. If we want to go to war to end tyranny, we should be just as involved in Darfur as Iraq. That’s my own personal opinion. And I can’t give you an answer as to how we get out of Iraq or what our next plan should be.
But regardless, I respect our military forces. I hold each man and woman who has served, is serving and will serve in HIGH regard.
I didn’t have the guts to sign-up and serve my country in time of war. They did.
“This is my command: Love one another the way I loved you. This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends.”
“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”
So this weekend, we honor, we respect, we remember and we give thanks – to those who gave everything so that we might be free.
A memorial video for encounter.
Posts from previous years:
The View from a Veteran (2005)
The Death of Capt. Waskow (2005)
Just a Common Soldier (A Soldier Died Today) (2004)
