Memorial Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow is Memorial Day. Each year, I reflect on those who served and died in order to keep us safe. They sacrificed their lives so that mine and everyone else's lives can go on.

There seems to be confusion among some people (particularly those in their 20's and younger) regarding Memorial Day. This is a day of remembrance for those who died in service, not for everyone in service. That day is Armed Forces Day, as well as Veteran's Day.

There is a website, http://www.remember.gov , that I invite all of you to visit.

I found this poem over there, and the song that follows:

“ Last Monday in May”©

By

John T. Bird

We pause to remember those who died

With so much courage, so much pride

They’ll never come back, yet memories endure

To remind us of freedom: fragile, pure

We’re worthy of their sacrifice if we pause each day

Not just on the last Monday in May

This is an incredible song, if you have never heard it before, it can elicit strong emotion. It still does in me today:

http://www.remember.gov/moment/documents/OnThisDay-SaraEvans.mp3

Please remember to pray for those who fell protecting us and others. And for their families. With the war in Iraq, those families affected by the death of a servicemember need your prayers and thoughts.