Today, Memorial Day, is a holiday wherein we Americans pay tribute to those who what fallen in the service of the United States of America.
Today is more than a paid holiday off of work; it is more than a day to drink beer and have a picnic; it is more than a shopping day for sales at your local mall; it is supposed to be a solemn day of tribute and remembrance of those who have given their lives in the service of the United States of America.
As I write this in the year 2009, young Americans are still at war and fighting and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan, may god bless them and keep them safe.
I know it is very easy to worry about the economy, home foreclosures, raising gas prices, love, job, or lack thereof, you favorite TV show, the NBA playoffs, etc. However, remember this, young Americans, the best and the brightest, are now at this time on this very day, giving their all for all of our freedom.
Take a moment today to pray for them, take some time today to give silence as tribute for them, and above all, look at something beautiful today for them, those blessed souls who gave their lives for us, for they can no longer see.
By Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq., © 2009
