(Unfortunately Late) Memorial Day Tribute

My eternal apologies for this. I wanted to post something Monday and ashamed to say that I didn't find the time.

Memorial Day is so often treated as nothing more than a holiday to a lot of Americans, and that is truly disagraceful and despicable. So many lives lost, and those that sacrificed didn't care whether the policy was bad or the war strategy was bad. There was a job to do. In hindsight we see the benefit and a winning overall strategy in places like Iwo Jima. At the time it might be hard to come to any conclusion beyond a costly victory. Though I do not agree with Presidents like Clinton or Obama (and even sometimes whether Bush was correct), we should definitely continue to pray for our Presidents that they make the right decisions, and for our war commanders that war is neither taken lightly nor for unjust causes.

As a side note, on Monday we saw the veterans come out in my parent's town and fire shots in remembrance of those who have fallen. The flags at half-mast, and trying to explain to Joseph (my son for those who don't know) why. Just seeing the POW/MIA flag, it is very hard to instill in a young person how appreciative they really should be.

And then wondering how many Americans would truly give their lives for this country. Would you? Would I?