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Memorial Day

29 Monday May 2017

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Today’s editorial in the Prescott Daily Courier is about the meaning of Memorial Day. I think Tim Wiederaenders got it just right:

This weekend is not about automobile races, such as the Indianapolis 500 or the Prescott Valley Grand Prix (held Saturday and Sunday); trips to the ocean or camping in the mountains; or even a barbecue.

It is about those who gave all so we could enjoy those things.

While you are flipping a burger, cracking open a cold one, cheering on your favorite driver (amazing race Sunday, huh?!) or just hanging out with friends and family, please pause for a moment and remember those who made it possible.

Sometimes I agree with the paper’s editorial opinion, sometimes not. This one is worth a read.
link: https://www.dcourier.com/news/2017/may/29/column-memorial-day-has-solemn-meaning/

Memorial Day

25 Monday May 2015

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From http://www.copyblogger.com/day-to-remember/

“At the grave of a hero we end, not with sorrow at the inevitable loss, but with the contagion of his courage; and with a kind of desperate joy we go back to the fight.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

And here’s Michael Bane on Memorial Day “The Debts that Cannot Be Repaid”: http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-debts-that-cannot-be-paid.html