Yesterday was Memorial Day, and I have to say, I was a bit more than bitter. Don't get me wrong, I am more than happy that my family got to enjoy a four-day weekend. I think, however, that our oh so lovely country sees Memorial Day as just that--a day or two off. Sure, a lot of my friends posted a status on Facebook about "the real reason we celebrate", but what do they actually do in their life? If something is worth celebrating, you live it, you don't "YAY!" for a day and then drop it again. Yes, one status change can lead to less ignorance, but what if they only posted it because they felt they needed to? Or because it would impress a friend? The only people I am not bitter towards are those I know live each day supporting their troops, fallen and fighting, and sadly enough, most of those people are soldiers themselves.
Quite frankly, 1% of our whole nation's population is not enough to make up a military. That is where we are now. That is why people find it okay to not honor our troops or protest them or whatever. Because they do not personally know someone who serves. How much would this war change....how much would this country change if more people joined the ranks? How much more would we care for eachother and support eachother if we all were actually in this together?
People can "celebrate" Memorial Day and President's Day and Patriot Day and all those other pro-USA days all they want, but it doesn't mean squat if they don't do something with it.
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