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Memorial Day is upon us once again, and has been the case for most of my 72 years on this earth young Americans have gone in Harm's Way to defend our country, freedom, and many have paid the ultimate price.
My family has been little touched by the wars of the United States, few served, few lost.
For me, the true meaning of Memorial Day has been summed up by Charles Johnson Post, author of The Little War of Private Post his account of his experiences in the Cuban Campaign of 1898. A rather minor affair compared to the Civil War and the bloodlettings of the 20th Century, but as Post reminds us:
"Whether a man falls with 20,000 others in some grand battle or all by himself on a lonely outpost, he is a 100% casualty to himself. What more is there to give?"
My family has been little touched by the wars of the United States, few served, few lost.
For me, the true meaning of Memorial Day has been summed up by Charles Johnson Post, author of The Little War of Private Post his account of his experiences in the Cuban Campaign of 1898. A rather minor affair compared to the Civil War and the bloodlettings of the 20th Century, but as Post reminds us:
"Whether a man falls with 20,000 others in some grand battle or all by himself on a lonely outpost, he is a 100% casualty to himself. What more is there to give?"