My grandfather was a Korean War veteran. He's such great guy, and I feel like this Memorial Day is more special than usual, because it'll be his first without his wife. My grandmother passed away in August. They'd been together for, oh, I don't know - close to 50 something years or so? But they were almost inseparable. They even worked together until retirement and all of that. So they were pretty much always together.
I don't know. I just feel like this Memorial Day is more important. Not only to honor him and show appreciation for serving his country, but supporting him during this difficult time. He'll be struggling with it for the rest of his life, too. I mean, he's 86 turning 87, but he's one of the healthiest men in their mid 80s I know of...I'm getting off track.
Point is, he' a great person (I don't just throw the word "great" out and around like a flower girl) and he deserves the appreciation this day. Struggling to be appreciated, respected, and recognized myself and letting it get to me head a great deal, I can't even imagine how much it would hurt to have risked my life defending my country to, in the long run, bring peace to the world once again and then not be appreciated and recognized for it.
Happy Memorial Day to all of the men and women who have sacrificed their time and efforts to make this Awesome Country safe. To our fallen soldiers, and the ones still standing, God Speed, and God Bless, you are never forgotten. Take her home Captain in that glorious light in the sky..
