Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day, a day devoted to remembering those who have served and sacrificed for our freedom. I went to Target and was absolutely astounded by how busy it was. Now keep in mind I'm not throwing stones here as I WAS AT TARGET too. In fact, I feel slightly ashamed that other than a passing thought and I did have a passing thought, I didn't give any further effort to the purpose of this day. Speaking for myself, I think I tend to take the protection that these amazing men and woman provide us for granted. There are men and woman that are currently on their second and third tour of duty in Iraq and Afganistan. There are entire networks of people associated with these individuals who sacrifice as well. The wives, husbands, children, mothers, father, brothers and sisters that remain back home keeping the family going all the while worried about the safety of their loved one. My attempt to understand what they are going through is an intellectual exercise as I haven't had the experience of someone in my family serving during wartime. I am so grateful that there are service-minded individuals in our country who are willing to sacrifice a significant period of time to serve us all. So I want to take this opportunity to say thank-you to all who have served, who are currently serving, or who plan on serving in the future.