Try this weekend for just one moment to remember all the military , vets or not , past or present , that made it possible.

http://www.operationmom.org/ToOurParents.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKQ--eE5pKY...feature=related

nam vet and proud of it.

Best wishes to you pappy, and all vets this day ... thanks for all the loyalty, sacrifices, and dedication you have shown in the service of your country.

Well said Pappy.......you tend to forget just what this weekend is really for, thanks for the reminder

Thank-you and all other folks who served for their sacrifices then and now. Bless you.

Very good post, thanks Pap.

We should give thanks every day, not just memorial day.

Now that is indeed the way it should be, bull. Very very well said, sir. Kudos to you.

i just saw this post but yell yea u must remember them, most people just think its a day to get off work/school and they dont even thank the vets or do anything for them and that makes me mad

As a suggestion Dan, my father had to teach me, since I was a slow learner, to educate, not castigate. If you educate someone, you make things better for you and them. If you give them shit, you have either hurt their feelings or pissed them off. The first method is more than likely to create a friend or at least good will. The second method; you may create ill will if not an enemy. I wish I could follow his good advice all the time, but I don't. I have to try harder.