Look, I'm not some bible thumping gun toting 'Why don't you love America' type of guy, okay? I disagree with the war in Iraq, I want our soldiers home, I didn't want to go there to begin with.
But Memorial Day isn't just a day about eating hot dogs and burgers, it's not the inaugural day of summer. It's not a 'happy' holiday. It's a day to remember those who have died in service of America. I won't lecture anyone on the importance of a day commemorating everything, it's something you've no doubt heard before.
Just, don't forget what today is about, and don't go around saying 'Happy Memorial Day', because it's not a happy day. Like I said, I don't agree with the war, I don't agree with the government, but that doesn't matter. Because somewhere along the line someone has died for a cause that was just in the name of the freedoms we all enjoy, whether it was the Revolutionary War that founded democracy, whether it was the Civil War to abolish slavery, or whether it was World War 2 to abolish fascism in Europe, there's something worth remembering.
Love the troops, hate the war.
Peace,
SomeRandomBastard
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