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All that is ‘sweet and fitting’ shouldn’t hide the reality behind Memorial Day May 27, 2025
Geoffrey P. Hunt
We place a gauzy veil over what led to the deaths we remember on Memorial Day, but we deprive America’s fallen troops of full honor when we do so.
‘Twas the Shot Heard Around the World… May 16, 2024
Frank Santarpia
They died conquering tyrants and occupiers, and when those Americans who survived completed their task they laid down their arms and helped the vanquished rebuild, because that is what Americans do.
Nathan Aguirre is what this day is all about May 26, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Nathan was a brave young man from our church who joined the service and became among the fallen in Iraq.
Joe Biden spends his Memorial Day weekend celebrating George Floyd May 27, 2024
Monica Showalter
Biden insults our national holiday.
Honor those who died to make us free May 29, 2023
James Poplar
Our freedom has come at a terrible price, and Memorial Day is the one day we honor those who sacrificed for this great Republic.
A thought about Memorial Day May 29, 2023
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Remember what Memorial Day is about. It's the best way to honor their sacrifice.
It's important to remember why we have a day off May 31, 2021
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Too many people want us to forget our history or devalue its importance.
How Memorial Day began and how it was transformed May 31, 2021
Eric Utter
Sadly, many people — especially younger folks — don't even know why we celebrate Memorial Day, let alone how and where the commemoration began. It is an interesting and moving story.
America at the Crossroad on Memorial Day 2020 May 25, 2020
Steve McCann
Not only for future generations of Americans but the future of the free world, the citizenry must choose to actively rebel against those prolonging oppression and "fundamental transformation" using the coronavirus pandemic as their vehicle
Memorial Day: Connecting the Past with the Present May 25, 2020
Scott S. Powell
Memorial Day reminds us that in all of human history, America is indeed unique and remarkable.
Honor the 'Lost 74' sailors on Vietnam Memorial Wall May 25, 2020
John Meinhold
There are still 74 names that belong on the Vietnam Memorial and haven't gone up on it yet.
Explaining Memorial Day to friends in Mexico May 27, 2019
Silvio Canto, Jr.
How Memorial Day came to be.
The Big Picture behind Memorial Day May 27, 2018
Scott S. Powell
Memorial Day means more than remembering those who died in military service to the country.
A thought about Memorial Day 2017 May 29, 2017
Silvio Canto, Jr.
The real meaning of this "day off" from work.
Sacrifices and Exemplary Lives May 30, 2016
Justin O. Smith
No one person can presume to actually understand the mental and physical toll military service takes on a soldier.
A Memorial Day Reminder (and a Thank You) May 30, 2016
Steve McCann
A tale emblematic of the strain of honor and bravery that still permeates the American character
War is Hell, but there are Many Levels of Hell May 25, 2015
Joseph L. Shaefer
One of the lowest levels of hell was the Western Front in World War I.
Memorial Day: Two Vets and a Gold Star Mom May 26, 2014
Lloyd Marcus
Three stories to remember our troops.
Our War Fighters May 26, 2014
Phaedra Loftis
Warfare pulls people away in an unjust time and makes you analyze death differently.
Euphemism alert! May 26, 2013
Thomas Lifson
Maybe Eric Holder wasn't wrong when he called us a nation of cowards when it comes to discussing race. Certainly, that is evident in coverage of an annual gathering of young blacks in Miami Beach, called "Urban Beach Week."