‘It Is Foolish And Wrong To Mourn The Men Who Died. Rather We Should Thank God That Such Men Lived

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” ~ General George S. Patton

By Melissa Jewett, Publisher

I would like to believe the older people get; the more they realize just how precious life is and most people are truly thankful they live in this great country.

The United States of America is a very blessed and beautiful place.

We have but one thing to thank for this blessed country: every single soldier who has fought or is fighting for a concept that there was a better life to be had and that life included freedom.

There are those who either don’t know or never really thought about it, but there is a difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

Veterans Day is to thank ALL our soldiers and their families.

Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while protecting all Americans.

I never liked the idea of calling Memorial Day a holiday.

According to Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary that I had given to my Mom in 1984, the definition Holiday;

“Holiday n 1: HOLY DAY 2: a day on which one is exempt from work.” 

However, if you look up Memorial Day in that same dictionary, you would find this.

“Memorial Day n (1869)   1: May 30 formally observed as a legal holiday in most states of the U.S. in remembrance of war dead.”

According to an article by Justin Caba in Medical Daily, Caba gives us little more history of Memorial Day stating,

“Dating back to the American Civil War when it was known as “Decoration Day,” the practice of placing flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers is not only done in remembrance of the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces, but also to honor the freedom in which they upheld.”

Today is not a holiday; today is a day of remembrance and thankfulness, it is a day every single person, whether American, or not, including those who are living in the United States illegally, to remember AND thank those who gave and sacrificed the very most they could….their lives, for the beliefs of this great and amazing country. We are truly blessed.

Additionally, please do not forget their families who also sacrificed their loved ones, so we all could continue to be free people living in this great country.

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” ~ General George S. Patton