Memorial Day Concert

I am listening to the Memorial Day Concert in the background. My words are inadequate—perhaps words should fail us whenever the immensity of how much has been sacrificed by the men and women of our services.

I am overwhelmed by how many have lost their lives, how many have returned scarred—both scars that are visible and those that are invisible.

Perhaps someday we will be released from the need to construct memorials to those who died, no longer see men and women return home maimed—both inside and outside. Until that day Memorial Day needs to be a reminder to all of us—of how many have sacrificed for the rest of us.

Thank you.