As We Memorialize...

Cookouts. Hot Dogs. Baseball. Some battle a long time ago. Your favorite senator discussing his hallowed war memories (that one time, in band camp). Of Course we won, we're America. Country Music. Open-Wheel racing. Acoustic guitars. Sleeveless button-down shirts. A Day off...

Whatever your reasons for celebrating Memorial Day, please remember the many who have bravely fought for the freedoms we take for granted (and the ones we still don't have). I don't support or respect war or their mongers, but I thank God it's not me out there. Those folks give a lot. Thousands have died. The ones who are "fortunate" to be alive deal with drug addiction, syndromes of all sorts, broken families, and broken consciousness as they try to come BACK...many are here but are yet to return.

As many as 1 in 3 veterans are HOMELESS (I've seen that # as low as 1 in 4. STILL). Today, or whenever you read this, the next time you get off the exit and see the homeless with a cup, think about their story. They could be a veteran. Who knows? But remember them, pull a dollar out of your pocket Mr. Scrooge, or go buy a meal for them. Better, that plate in your back seat?



To America...