This is Memorial Day weekend. While we will mostly be using this as a day off to recharge the batteries before the end of school and the summer vacation season, it’s also a time to remember all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms so that you (and me, too) can barbecue ribs on the grill with friends and family while watching the Chicago Cubs begin their homestand against some solid contenders.
Nobody that I know of actually died in combat, though several of my wife’s relatives served in the armed forces during major conflicts such as World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.