What memorial day means to me
copyright joseph p.martino

“America land of opportunity, home of the brave and free.
Where the American flag and eagle fly for one and all to see.

Our nations flag ripples proudly in the breeze, from sunny California to the sandy shores of Maine, all across America up to the ocean sea’s.

Many of our brave and patriotic son’s and daughter’s who fought on foreign shores, have now gone to their eternal rest.

On memorial day Americans honors our veterans, they deserve our praise and glory for they are truly our nations best!

Some made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our country safe and free, they paid our future obligations in the name of liberty.

Please do not take for granted the legacy they bequeath, for these brave hero’s never heard the words: ‘run’ or ‘defeat.’

So always remember and shall we never forget, to thank our veterans and active service men and women every chance you get.

That’s what, MEMORIAL DAY means to me.”

COPYRIGHT Joseph P. Martino
Poet,writer,motivator,inventor

I hope that you all have a wonderful Memorial Day holiday.

What Memorial Day means to me

“America land of opportunity, home of the brave and free.
Where the American flag and eagle fly for one and all to see.

Our nations flag ripples proudly in the breeze,
from sunny California to the sandy shores of Maine,
all across America up to the ocean sea’s.

Many of our brave and patriotic son’s and daughter’s who fought on foreign shores, have now gone to their eternal rest.
On memorial day Americans honors our veterans, they deserve our praise and glory for they are truly our nations best!

Some made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our country safe and free,
they paid our future obligations in the name of liberty.

Please do not take for granted the legacy they bequeath,
for these brave hero’s never heard the words: ‘run’ or ‘defeat.’

So always remember and shall we never forget,
to thank our veterans and active service men and women every chance you get.

That’s what, MEMORIAL DAY means to me.”

JerseySmarts.com thanks Mr. Martino, again, for his wonderful contributions to this blog. Enjoy Memorial Day, all.

Really? Is that what we’re supposed to say? Honestly, I don’t know (which is why I’m putting up this entry).

Is Memorial Day a “happy” holiday? Sure, we celebrate the lives of those who have fought and died protecting this country, its allies, and its Constitution. And yes, I’m a firm believer in happy remembrances instead of constant self-pity at the death of those close to us. But is the holiday really a “happy” holiday?

I tend to think not. At the same time, I don’t think that you can rightly walk around saying, “Somber Memorial Day” or “Blessed Memorial Day” to everyone. That might get awkward for any number of reasons. Maybe, as a society, we’ve decided to just throw the word “happy” in front of Memorial Day so we can have something to say to each other. Or maybe there are so many people who are jacked up about the three or four day weekend that they get that they don’t understand the true meaning of the holiday and thus tack “happy” on the front of the holiday’s name since they are happy to be out of work for a few days.

I don’t know. I’d be interested to hear if any of you have some thoughts on what we’re supposed to say today.

I’m not kidding. Don’t suck.

Everyone have a safe and fun Memorial Day Weekend!