Memorial Day, 2011

The weekend of Memorial Day is many things in the United States, although all are not necessarily for what the holiday was intended: to honor those who died in the service of their country. This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. Big summer movies, summer fashion, outdoor grilling, and swimming pools are all applicable imagery.

Walmart.com - Ten Ways to Observe Memorial Day -
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“Find ways to honor a veteran this Memorial Day as the country pays tribute to those Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice.”

Serving in the Air Force during Vietnam, my father is a veteran, and this weekend is one of the few during which he grills. A close group, my two parents, two younger sisters and I all live in the same house Merriam, Kansas.

Remembering the Fallen at Section 60
“Memorial Day 2011 - In this Military.com Original Video we meet a family from Virginia that tells us about the community of survivors that has grown out of Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 60.”

I have not gone to bed before 3:00 a.m. for last three days, so waking at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday will be strange.