To too many Americans, Memorial Day is just a Monday off work. I’m guilty of the same thinking at times myself.
But as the granddaughter of a soldier who served in France during WWII, the cousin of a soldier who served in Iraq, the great great great great great…(there may be more) niece of a true Yankee soldier and the daughter of an National Guardsman who watched the Berlin Wall crumble first-hand (and only my brother got a Tshirt!), Memorial Day has a deeper significance for me than “just another Monday off.”
Make a list of all the reasons Memorial Day means so much to so many people. Go beyond the traditional, staid “It means we’re free” stuff. You’re a writer. Get some emotional punch behind it.
I’d love to see your lists.
And to all those who’ve given their time and their lives to bringing freedom to my life, thank you.
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