Memorial Day is to pay our respects for the military who gave their lives in service, in defense of the US.
‘A lot of Vietnam veterans die everyday from the effects of Agent Orange. Memorial Day is also for them.‘
Why wouldn’t it be?
Because most people today have no idea when a 75 year old vet succumbs to multiple myeloma or leukemia, that he actually died as a result of being poisoned on the battlefield.