Memorial Day

[chris ok]

Thank you for the lesson Eddie, it's much appreciated.
Happy Memorial to our soldiers here. I posted the following on a local race site. People sometimes forget what this weekend means. Some do not, thank goodness.

Thank you all service members. Spent this a.m. at local parade and spoke to a few Vets, seeing and speaking with some 25th Infantry men which my father was in in Korea.
Went to Pinelawn National to visit after. Took some pics of American flags at the gravestones of those who have passed. Very moving.
This weekend is about the Vets who are here and the families of those who have lost a loved one to war. Not for us regular folks to party.
Thank a Vet anyway you can, not just today, but whenever possible.
Thank you Veterans.

Chris.

[SStockDart]

I was making a little humor in the other thread we have going tonight. Hope ya all join in...btw, I don't drink. Memorial Day is especially important to me. My Dad was born May 30, 1918. Often Memorial Day falls on his birthday. Memorial Day is intended to recognize our fallen soldiers that helped keep this country free and helped keep the world from the evils, such as Hitler. My dad was a POW to Hitler's Germans. He was not a hero in his eyes....but he is forever my hero. To me, the word "hero" is not the appropriate word to use to our fallen soldiers.....in the history of the United States, most of the fallen soldiers were inducted into the military to serve their Country.....they were doing what they were told to do..(We had to) .to the best of their ability. My dad survived WWII, but suffered the physical effects until his demise in 2005. I would suggest that those buried in Arlington and other National cemeteries would not consider them selves heros. I am a Veteran that was drafted, like the rest of us, willing to give our lives for our country.......this country has changed....let me remind those that think this country owes them something....freedom isn't free.....and to our fallen military men and women.....you are my heros.