Whenever Memorial Day comes around again, I am always reminded about how lucky I am that my father came home from the war.
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Coronavirus – Memorial Day
The coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, or whatever you want to call this horrific plague, has taken Memorial Day away from us.
Read More »Memorial Day – Honoring Those Who Never Came Home
It seems to happen every year when Memorial Day comes around again – people do not understand why we celebrate this holiday.
Read More »Memorial Day – A Day to Honor the Lost!
Try to remember the real reason why we have this holiday at the end of every month of May.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Bob Hope Salutes the Troops’
This is a nostalgic, entertaining 3-disc set that provides endless highlights and insight into Bob Hope's USO tours and experiences with the troops and performers.
Read More »Memorial Day Is For Honoring Those Who Served – Not Politics, Barbecues, and Shopping
Despite all these other distractions, Memorial Day is still a necessary and compelling holiday to be celebrated with vigor.
Read More »Flash Fiction: Memorial Days of Future Past
Mom stands and looks at me with watery blue eyes. She feared losing Dad in Vietnam and instead lost him in a different war against cancer. No matter what the battle, the losses are the hardest thing to fathom or accept.
Read More »Memorial Day – Memories of Celebrating With Those Passed On
Their patriotism was inextricably linked to love of country, and to the last one I spoke to over the years, none of them were hawks who wanted conflict or sought to be in the thick of combat. They loathed war, but did love their country, so it was something they did out of a sense of duty and obligation.
Read More »Gearing up for the 2014 Indianapolis 500
This Memorial Day weekend, the Indy 500 returns for its 98th run at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Read More »Memorial Day: Remembering What My Dad Will Never Forget
Go to a parade, clap as the men and women go by, wave a flag, and salute them. It is the least we can all do.
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