Spiky Bugger
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I copied this from someone who copied it from someone named Randall Mackey:
Memorial Day is not celebrated, it is observed. Memorial Day is also not a day for troops actively serving or who have served. It is for those who have given their lives so you can live yours. Veteran's Day is a celebration day where our country honors and thanks those who are serving or who have. While I appreciate the many thanks I have received, please don't thank me. I am alive, and I live the same life you do today as I stand beside you to remember those who gave us all that gift. If you want to thank me for my service then you can buy me a beer in November.
The best way, in my opinion, to observe this day is to take a moment to reflect on your own life. To think about what you have, the way you live, and the way you will spend your day. The only way to even begin to pay back the debt you owe, is to live your life to the fullest. Be the best damn American you can be. Whatever that means. Whether you work at McDonald's, at a church, or at a hospital. Whether you are a doctor, a student, a musician, an illustrator, an IT tech or a stay at home mom. Whether everything you have was inherited or you are a self made person. It took that to get you where you are today, PLUS the payments of countless men and women who lie under simple white crosses around the globe.
So today, while you grill, drink beer, hang out with family, mow your lawn, catch up on Game of Thrones, enjoy a day off or if you are still working; take a moment to remember. Say a prayer for those left behind. Imagine a soldier's last moments in contrast to whatever you are doing at this moment. And then live that moment to the fullest. Proudly, as an American. Maybe with a little guilt. But accept that moment. It was a gift, free to you. Bought and paid for by a young man or woman's short life. Now that it is yours, take it. Make the most of it. It the closest you will ever get to repaying the debt. And ******* anyone who wants to take it from you.
Memorial Day is not celebrated, it is observed. Memorial Day is also not a day for troops actively serving or who have served. It is for those who have given their lives so you can live yours. Veteran's Day is a celebration day where our country honors and thanks those who are serving or who have. While I appreciate the many thanks I have received, please don't thank me. I am alive, and I live the same life you do today as I stand beside you to remember those who gave us all that gift. If you want to thank me for my service then you can buy me a beer in November.
The best way, in my opinion, to observe this day is to take a moment to reflect on your own life. To think about what you have, the way you live, and the way you will spend your day. The only way to even begin to pay back the debt you owe, is to live your life to the fullest. Be the best damn American you can be. Whatever that means. Whether you work at McDonald's, at a church, or at a hospital. Whether you are a doctor, a student, a musician, an illustrator, an IT tech or a stay at home mom. Whether everything you have was inherited or you are a self made person. It took that to get you where you are today, PLUS the payments of countless men and women who lie under simple white crosses around the globe.
So today, while you grill, drink beer, hang out with family, mow your lawn, catch up on Game of Thrones, enjoy a day off or if you are still working; take a moment to remember. Say a prayer for those left behind. Imagine a soldier's last moments in contrast to whatever you are doing at this moment. And then live that moment to the fullest. Proudly, as an American. Maybe with a little guilt. But accept that moment. It was a gift, free to you. Bought and paid for by a young man or woman's short life. Now that it is yours, take it. Make the most of it. It the closest you will ever get to repaying the debt. And ******* anyone who wants to take it from you.
