Thanking Our Troops On Memorial Day

There is no time like Memorial Day to step back and take stock of exactly how much we appreciate the efforts of our troops, as well as the families that support them. The holiday offers an opportunity for reflection on current soldiers’ efforts and solemn tributes of fallen heroes.

From the Suffolk News-Herald:

Very few of the things I cover for the paper have the ability to move me to tears.

I don’t get emotional very easily, so the times I’ve done so when covering work events are pretty few and far between. Obviously, it’s best to avoid it at all costs. Interviews with cancer survivors and the survivors of murder victims have come close, but I usually keep it together without too much trouble.

However, Memorial Day and Veterans Day events always take the cake. While covering these events, I’m always reminded of how many have sacrificed so much for those of us back home who too often take their service for granted.

In the Revolutionary War, thousands of men died fighting for the colonies’ independence from England because they believed in the things that still make this country great.

In every war and conflict since then, thousands have died to protect America, to protect its allies and to protect its ideals around the world. Every day, Americans benefit from the freedoms that so many in this world can only dream of, freedoms that are protected vigorously by so many millions of soldiers every day.

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