Today, we posthumously thank those who have served and given the ultimate sacrifice for this country. Tomorrow, many of us will go back to our daily grind and not give much thought to those that are either currently fighting, or those who have fought and died for our freedoms until Memorial Day comes around next year.
Uncle Ted has another idea. Make every day Memorial Day
As parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, we owe it to America’s finest to educate the youth of the United States that many brave Americans have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom. Teach them that freedom isn’t free. Teach them that the American military has freed more people from the shackles of tyranny and slavery than any other force in the history of the world. Teach them to remember this not just on Memorial Day, but every day.
Organizations like Soldiers’ Angels make remembering our military and showing our thanks throughout the year easier than ever. Soldiers’ Angels is a “volunteer-led 501(c)(3) non-profit with hundreds of thousands of volunteers providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, veterans and their families”.
They offer dozens of ways to get involved in making a difference in a soldier’s life – none involving a sacrifice as great as the one our military proudly and selflessly provides to us each day.
Happy Memorial Day 2010, Day 1.
