Memorial Day is Monday

Most of the kids I talk to do not know what Memorial Day is for. Some think it is for veterans – some don’t even know that.

Memorial day is in remembrance of the millions of men and women who have died serving their country.

I served in the Navy – on a ship removing Marines at the debacle of Vietnam – and later in submarines. Our son Ian is on a path to join the Army or Navy elite forces. He feels a strong pull to serve.

Whatever your thoughts and feelings are about war and our military – just remember it is the men and women who have died that give you the freedom and the right to even have those feelings and be able to express them freely. They are why we are the most free nation in the world and it is also why so many people risk their lives to come here.

Please tell your children what this day means – show them pictures of war – and let them understand the relation between freedom and fighting for it.