Memorial Day is not just a day to remember fallen soldiers. This is a day to remember to pay attention to the fact that soldiers continue to die for us regularly. It is a day to assure them that they will not be sent overseas just to be forgotten. It is a commitment to stay engaged in the political process and to become an informed electorate as to what is going on in the world. An uninformed electorate allows for foreign policy to wander aimlessly. Our military does an excellent job defending our freedoms from external threats. We need to do a better job defending our freedoms from the internal ones. Memorial Day should not just be a day to remember the fallen… We should remember to be better Americans in honor of those fallen.
The Real Meaning of Memorial Day
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