With reverence we pay homage to all who have payed the cost for duty, for honor, for freedom, for an idea.
We lose sight of those that have gone before us, all too often. We forget what has been given on our behalf so that we may enjoy the lifestyles we are accustomed to. We are what we because their are others who have paid that price.
They've paid it willingly.
They still pay.
They have not sacrificed. They have freely given.
To sacrifice would be to cheapen everything they've done. A sacrifice is trading something of greater value for something less. This is not the case. What has been given was more valuable than a single life. It is for the idea of freedom: for the freedom of future generations, so that, hopefully, our children will never have see what they've seen.
Alas, history shows the lie therein.
They have given their lives, these unsung heroes, for those unworthy of their deeds, for people who besmirch their honor and loyalty. Yet they give just the same.
We should take a moment to reflect, to remember those brave soldiers in foreign lands who will never return home, not just today, but every day.
We should thank them on bended knee for all that we are and for possibility to be more.
We keep them alive in our hearts. In our memories. In the stories we tell.
We thank you, brave soldiers, for all you have given. Rest well, your war is over.
We will never forget you.
Memorial Day.
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