Memorial Day Calls Americans To Remember The Fallen And Live With Purpose

By Mike Glover | Commentary, Substack

Memorial Day means something different once you’ve buried friends.

For a lot of Americans, it has become another long weekend. A kickoff to summer. Barbecues, travel plans, sales, days at the lake.

And there’s nothing wrong with families spending time together. In fact, that freedom is exactly what generations of American warriors fought to preserve.

But Memorial Day was never intended to be casual.

It is a day rooted in sacrifice.

Not service in general.
Not patriotism in the abstract.
Not politics.

Sacrifice.

It is the remembrance of men who never came home.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that one of the greatest responsibilities we carry as the living is the responsibility to remember and share the stories of those men. Because eventually, memory fades. Names disappear. Photographs collect dust. Families age. Stories get lost.

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