This is the time of the year that we take a moment and pause to remember those who have expended their last breath in the defense of the Constitution of the United States. Traditionally on the 31st of May, it is held on the last Monday of May in order to make the last weekend of the month a three-day holiday.

If the People of the United States would stop right there, and simply remember the fallen, then the rest of this post would be superfluous.

Alas, that is not the case. Stores insist on “Celebrating” Memorial day by holding sales. Restaurants offer discounts for Veterans. Other inappropriate methods of celebration are displayed.

Veteran’s Day, in November, is the day to remember those of us who lived all the way through our enlistments. This weekend, Memorial Day, is to hold those who sacrificed themselves for this Country in our hearts and minds for a time of special remembrance.

Please, this weekend, stop while you are barbequing, or while sharing a time of friendship with others, or while spending time away from home, to thank God for the men and women of the Armed Forces who gave their all.

Blessed are those who have honored the check they wrote to the people, for the amount of “Up To and Including My Life” in the defense of our Constitution.

On this Memorial Day Weekend, remember it’s not the races, the barbecues, the picnics, the sales, or anything that we as civilians do that makes this weekend what it is.

It is the sacrifice made by those who are no longer with us that makes this, and every, Memorial Day a weekend that we celebrate and remember.

Those of you I have blog-friended and have served, thank you for your service.

To those who have given everything, thanks are not enough.

We owe you the courtesy of continuing to make sure that this country is worth fighting for.

Chat ya later…

PS – BZ, a big thank you. You know what for. Hint is at the top.