Memorial Day is a special holiday for me.
My family has a lot of patriotism and respect for those who have served our country. We have relatives who have fought in various wars and have seen repercussions from these events.
Every year growing up, my mom would take us kids to our National Cemetery with handfuls of flowers to put on whatever graves we wanted. She didn't ever really talk about how important these men and women who served our country were-she showed it. She gave us each flowers and sent us on our way. We meandered through the cemetery and would put our flowers down. I always tried looking for those graves that seemed to have been neglected; the ones with no flowers and the ones that seemed the loneliest. I would reflect on their sacrifices and always feel enormously grateful for our country and our freedom.
Today the Commission of Remembrance has asked us Americans to stop what we are doing at 3 pm to honor those who have died in the cause of freedom. This is to help reclaim Memorial Day as a sacred and noble holiday and I think it's a perfect idea. It will unify us and help us realize how lucky we are to live in such freedom.
So today. 3 pm.
Remember.
My family has a lot of patriotism and respect for those who have served our country. We have relatives who have fought in various wars and have seen repercussions from these events.
Every year growing up, my mom would take us kids to our National Cemetery with handfuls of flowers to put on whatever graves we wanted. She didn't ever really talk about how important these men and women who served our country were-she showed it. She gave us each flowers and sent us on our way. We meandered through the cemetery and would put our flowers down. I always tried looking for those graves that seemed to have been neglected; the ones with no flowers and the ones that seemed the loneliest. I would reflect on their sacrifices and always feel enormously grateful for our country and our freedom.
Today the Commission of Remembrance has asked us Americans to stop what we are doing at 3 pm to honor those who have died in the cause of freedom. This is to help reclaim Memorial Day as a sacred and noble holiday and I think it's a perfect idea. It will unify us and help us realize how lucky we are to live in such freedom.
So today. 3 pm.
Remember.
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