To me, Memorial Day will always be 30 May, not the last Monday in May.
Posted on 05/28/2013 8:40:39 AM PDT by foxfield
Is is just me, or does anyone else get offended by the greeting "Happy Holiday" or "Happy Memorial Day"?
The holiday is not depressing. To me it is about honoring veterans who have fallen fighting for the cause of freedom, however happy is not something I associate with the day.
Even the clowns on Fox News were calling it ‘Veteran’s Day’.
Some people I ran into yesterday deliberately chose to "thank ALL veterans," including those who are still around...who didn't die in battle. I thought that was a bit of an affront.
I'm with you, foxfield. My parents were both WWII War veterans. When I was a kid, at one point I wished them "Happy Memorial Day" (confusing the holiday with Veterans Day). They instructed me that there's nothing "happy" about Memorial Day. It is a day set aside to honor all members of our military who gave the ultimate sacrifice... a very solemn day.
And Memorial Day "shouldn't be" used as a day to welcome the summer season, sell matresses, furniture and cars.
There was no "Happy Holidays" crap in our household either. It was ALWAYS "Merry Christmas".
Perhaps the best response to a “Happy Memorial Day,” is just to respond, “It is good to remember our fallen soldiers,” or something like that. “I am grateful for the sacrifices of our military.”
I think flying a flag is an important thing to do.
I imagine military, vets, families see that and know that someone who lives their appreciates their service and their loss(es). I hope they do.
REPORT: US drone shot down over Somalia...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22691991#TWEET770810
Our tax dollars at work...on both sides.
I spend much of Memorial Day visiting my departed loved ones, so it’s not a particularly happy day. I’m with talk show host Dennis Prager, who wished his listeners, “a meaningful Memorial Day.”
Veteran's Day? I still call it Armistice Day. I don't like name changes.
Thank you for sharing that ... I too dislike when names of holidays are changed. Armistice Day sounds much more defining than the catch-all Veteran’s Day.
Its just you. :-)
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