Memorial Day: Honoring Those Who Gave Their Lives in Our Wars No Matter Who They Are

Memorial Day: Honoring Those Who Gave Their Lives in Our Wars No Matter Who They Are

Republished with permission from Lucian K. Truscott IV One of the great things about the Army, and one to which is given too little thought, is the fact that you don’t get to choose who you serve alongside. No matter the branch of service, you are assigned to the unit you join. You don’t get to pick it. The Army doesn’t care who you are. You are just what used to be called “a warm body,” a number. Second Platoon is down a few soldiers, put him t…

Glenn: Why Memorial Day is not just another holiday

They wore the uniform so you could live free. This holiday, ask yourself if you're living in a way that honors that sacrifice — or cheapens it.Your son has been a Marine for what feels like an eternity. Only those who have watched their children deploy into war zones can truly understand why time seems to freeze in worry. What begins as concern turns to panic, then helplessness. You live suspended in a silent winter, where days blur and dread be…

Memorial Day: Honoring ordinary people

“This Memorial Day, we honor all those ordinary people who ascended to the extraordinary by picking up their tools in the name of freedom,” said retired Army Col. Bill Brown. “Some died in combat, others from wounds afterwards, and still…