It isn't supposed to be. It's a day of remembrance.
That said, many choose to celebrate IN remembrance through gatherings of friends and family of what the day means for them due to personal loss of friends or loved ones in War.
I do this. I am a 24yr veteran of 4 Wars/Actions (Gulf/Iraq War , Bosnia, Somalia, Afghanistan). I celebrate Memorial day in remembrance of all those I knew and set a plate of food and beer aside at a small single table with and chair that holds an AR-15 with boots and helmet. No ones allowed to touch it throughout the day for those not able to be there. At days end the gesture gets a salute and disposed of, untouched.
I am going to pray for lost frens and then have a beer and bbq in their honor, celebrating their sacrifice as they liked to celebrate. No point being sad.
My Dad served in WWII in the Navy, South Pacific, on a destroyer. There was a parade in our small town every Memorial day. As a Girl Scout I marched in the parade (1950s and 60s) It was a solemn occasion that ended with laying a wreath, and a bugler playing Taps in honor of those who died. I've never forgotten those parades and how solemn my Dad was when Taps was played. I still don't shop Memorial Day Sales or celebrate by having a barbeque.
I'm not sure, but his ship was headed to Japan when we bombed Hiroshima (or Nagasaki), I don't have much info because he only talked about it in generalities. I only know about this because he told my bro when my brother was adult. He may have been in Hawaii for a short time. He was a graduate of the Navy Hospital Corpsman school in (I believe), Norfolk VA. He developed a lifelong love of all things grits. I think we were the only kids in NJ who grits and eggs on a regular basis.
It isn't supposed to be. It's a day of remembrance.
That said, many choose to celebrate IN remembrance through gatherings of friends and family of what the day means for them due to personal loss of friends or loved ones in War.
I do this. I am a 24yr veteran of 4 Wars/Actions (Gulf/Iraq War , Bosnia, Somalia, Afghanistan). I celebrate Memorial day in remembrance of all those I knew and set a plate of food and beer aside at a small single table with and chair that holds an AR-15 with boots and helmet. No ones allowed to touch it throughout the day for those not able to be there. At days end the gesture gets a salute and disposed of, untouched.
That's a beautiful gesture.
Thank you for your service.
In a specific sense of it, I agree.
I am going to pray for lost frens and then have a beer and bbq in their honor, celebrating their sacrifice as they liked to celebrate. No point being sad.
My Dad served in WWII in the Navy, South Pacific, on a destroyer. There was a parade in our small town every Memorial day. As a Girl Scout I marched in the parade (1950s and 60s) It was a solemn occasion that ended with laying a wreath, and a bugler playing Taps in honor of those who died. I've never forgotten those parades and how solemn my Dad was when Taps was played. I still don't shop Memorial Day Sales or celebrate by having a barbeque.
Where is the Pacific did your dad go? My dad was Army, went to quite of places during WWII, went to Australia when he caught malaria to recoup.
I'm not sure, but his ship was headed to Japan when we bombed Hiroshima (or Nagasaki), I don't have much info because he only talked about it in generalities. I only know about this because he told my bro when my brother was adult. He may have been in Hawaii for a short time. He was a graduate of the Navy Hospital Corpsman school in (I believe), Norfolk VA. He developed a lifelong love of all things grits. I think we were the only kids in NJ who grits and eggs on a regular basis.