Memorial Day Message

As I get older Memorial Day becomes more important to me. When I was young it was a time when schools were out for the summer and public pools opened. Growing up as a child of the 60's and 70's Memorial Day became wrapped around my feelings for the Vietnam War, Nixon and the draft.

Serving in the military gave me another perspective, that of men who choose to follow orders, not because the cause is just or the order well intentioned, those decisions belong to others. These men serve a higher cause, the protection of the United States, it's Constitution and the form of government it establishes.

Our military is made up of men and women willing to sacrafice their life to ensure that, right or wrong, our government will be here for another generation. Generation after generation trying to make America and the world a better place.

Memorial Day is a time to remember the men and women who paid the ultimite price to give us this opportunity. Without such men the world would be a much poorer place.

Rick Morey