Honor

Communities gather across the country to remember the fallen — It’s a scene played out nationwide annually: A day to remember husbands, moms and dads, and sons and daughters who gave their lives for the men and women they served with. High school bands will…

Remembering Memorial Day is, first and foremost, a sacred day focused on remembering the millions of brave heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for this country. Our history is molded from these wars that helped shape this country and all the others. “Let their remembrance be as lasting as the…

All Tomorrows Forsaken baby shoes snapshots letters rosaries crayoned drawings insignias coins prayers unseen and flung high flowers stuffed bears dog tags kind words rung like succor of angels — offerings at altars lit in a wavering glow where hovered stories swirl in candlelight: sad stories love stories praise and…

Happy Memorial Day It’s time to mourn them again, we who confine our mourning to government-sanctioned holidays. Today we mourn those who died at the hands of our enemies while defending our freedom, our rights, our traditions, our nation. Your right, in point of fact, to ignore their sacrifices and…

I am not huge on posting stories on the holidays. I’m well aware that many readers and writers are out enjoying some much-needed time with…

Metaphorcast for the week of 5/29, 2023 Listen here Happy Memorial Day to all. I hope the barbeque was flavorful and the weather was favorable. May the candy have rained well over the outstretched hands of the kiddies. …

To those of you who are not American, please allow me to indulge myself a little with this one. Here in the United States, we celebrate the last Monday in May as Memorial Day, when we remember the fallen members of our armed forces. I’m not going to focus on…

Today is about honoring Americans who fought and died for what they believed in. It is about pausing the busyness of your life to remember those who paid the ultimate price allowing you (and me) to say, do, and express yourself in a manner you deem essential. The Encyclopedia Britannica…

Memorial Day 2023 is a federal holiday and falls on the last Monday of May. — Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States that is observed on the last Monday of May. It is a day to honor and remember the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. This day is significant because it reminds us of the sacrifices…