This year, May 28 will be Memorial Day, a government holiday and
a day sometimes thought of as the official beginning of summer,
with Labor Day marking the end of summer. Memorial Day will be a
day of family picnics and barbecues, parades, many flags
unfurled, the Indianapolis 500 auto race, fireworks, baseball
games and ceremonies most everywhere. This will include wreath
laying and, of course, the annual national Memorial Day
observance to honor America's fallen military servicemen and
women that will be held at Arlington National Cemetery. Also,
there will be a presidential armed forces wreath-laying ceremony
at the tomb of the unknowns. This day is a day of remembrance of
those who have died in our nation's service - this says it all.
You see, sometimes, maybe we forget the real meaning of this
holiday as we partake in some good old family outings and
feasts. Are we forgetting those who have fallen for the cause of
our country and the true meaning of this sacred holiday? They
say that many Americans seem