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Memorial Day weekend
Memorial Day is for bringing that grief to the surface on a national scale. This day is the nation’s chance to pause and remember the brave lives that were sacrificed to defend the Constitution. Sacrificing a life and sacrificing years of time are two different things. It's not Veterans Day. Veterans Day is for those that are living.
Memorial Day is for the memories. Care really needs to be taken to consider the huge aspect of what is being expressed on that day: lives were lost and families were shattered through acts of war.
Period.
Randy Andres
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Wikipedia:
"Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces. Memorial Day is not to be confused with Veterans Day. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving, while Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans."
Thanking the living veterans on this day is not appropriate.
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Saluuuute........
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This could be the Day....
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On this Memorial Day, please me in remembering and honoring the sacrifice of those who have given their lives defending our great nation. And take a moment to reflect on those brave souls who are still hurting, broken, and seeking the peace that continues to elude them. We'll "welcome home" those at another time.
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Very well said Randy! And Armed Forces Day is for those still serving.
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Finally my thoughts have come to a national scale on CNN:
Memorial Day is different from Veterans Day - CNN.com
Not many of us I guess realize the importance, glad to see it. Please refrain from thanking veterans and welcoming home those on this weekend. A matter of respect. That's the way I roll.
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So you say do not thank veteran's and welcome home vets? That is unpatriotic on any day imo. Yes, Randy, we know what Memorial Day means and we know it means so much to you. But vets should be thanked and welcomed home everyday. Unfortunately not all make it home and we memorialize them. Many of us have experienced family and friends who have died while serving. I myself have, and today I went to a national cemetery and also I have thanked a vet for his service at lunch.Will do it again tomorrow if the opportunity arises. Can not see how that was wrong on either count. Danny
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"That is unpatriotic" - on what I said, don't believe. I'm a patriot from the word go. I'll thank the veteran's on another weekend, not this time.
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