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HAPPY (?) MEMORIAL DAY

 OK, I am going to try to keep this one simple and to the point. 

As Americans we are used to wishing "Happy..." for a lot of observances. "Happy Birthday", "Happy Anniversary", and for holidays like "Happy Independence Day", etc., etc,

I am writing this on Memorial Day. Yesterday I saw a comment somewhere saying: "Don't say Happy Memorial Day!" Now my first thought was "here go the speech police again!" or similar. Today I saw another comment with the same statement: "Don't say Happy Memorial Day!" But it went on and made the issue that this is not to be a "happy" day. This day is for the observance of those men and women that have died in the service of our country. It is to "memorialize" their sacrifice. The comment went on to say that a large portion of our active military and veterans did not like to hear "Happy Memorial Day" for this reason. 

It finally hit me; Memorial Day is NOT a happy day. It is a day of remembrance and honor for those that have given all in service. 

So, I am going to join the voices that say: DO NOT SAY HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

Maybe we can use a "reflective day" or even just a "good day", but this should not be a "happy day".

May you have a meaningful and reflective day today as we honor those that fell in service to the United States of America. 

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