This Memorial Day, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country, so that we might be free.  We all understand that freedom is not free.  To the thousands of men and women who gave literally everything they had, we pause to pay tribute.  The cost runs deep through the families and loved ones of those brave patriots who gave their lives. 

So many times we have looked at the Memorial Day Holiday as the beginning of summer, and we plan picnics and say “Happy Memorial Day”.  We look forward to a three day weekend in which we can get together with our family and friends.  

But let us remember what this Holiday is really about.  Let us pause for a moment, to remember America’s fallen.  However, we should not be ashamed of our picnics and barbecues.  Do not be ashamed of our weekend festivities.  To do so, would to be ashamed of our freedom.  Our freedom is exactly what our heroes sacrificed for, so that we might sleep peacefully in our beds at night and safely spend time with our family and friends in the freest place on earth.  

God bless our Heroes, and God bless America.