It's Memorial Day in the United States. Originally a holiday to remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for their country, it has also become a time to remember all those who serve in the armed forces as well as a time to remember those we love who have died.
I am grateful for the men and women who serve their country. It is a dangerous, sometimes fatal service, and often done in harsh circumstances and with little or no thanks and sometimes opposition to them directly.
While I doubt many will read this, I want to publicly thank those who defend us, who serve beyond what I can know, and who do so even for such a flawed and self-centered group of citizens as we sometimes are.
Thank you.
Thought for the day: Being happy is a choice. It is not given or imposed from outside ourselves.
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