Happy Monday, everyone. As many of us take a day off to spend with family, may we not forget to reflect and thank those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. If you are around Tuscaloosa, there is a ceremony at Veterans’ Memorial Park at 9am, one of many events around Alabama today.
Chase Goodbread has a fantastic piece on John Staples, who did not die in combat but was a hero nonetheless. He had a bit of an enhanced take on Memorial Day.
“My dad felt Memorial Day should be more than memorializing those that lost their lives.