It is especially fitting this year while we are protesting and suing governors to reopen our states and to keep the most vulnerable among us healthy, to especially remember those fallen heroes who gave all so we could thrive and enjoy our freedoms. Think of what is going on in Hong Kong. That could be us. Thank a soldier and a retired veteran for the freedoms we enjoy. And, please, get involved. It's pretty bad when we have to protest to go to work!
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” Ronald Reagan
Meaningful Things To Do On Memorial Day This Year
Memorial Day is often celebrated by attending family picnics or local parades. With current restrictions on public gatherings, however, the federal holiday is likely to look a lot different this year. But that’s okay. Memorial Day isn’t just the unofficial start to summer. It’s about more than spending time on a patchwork blanket in the park or waving a flag as vehicles adorned with glittering stars float by.
Use this opportunity to get back to the roots of Memorial Day — which was originally dubbed Decoration Day in the years after the Civil War — and remember the men and women who died protecting our freedom while serving in the U.S. military. Here are a few ways you can honor them.
