05/25/2026
Memorial Day is a solemn and heavy national recognition - we don’t celebrate, we reflect and remember the sacrifice of those who answered the call to serve our nation across the centuries.
It takes on special significance as we honor America’s 250th year and celebrate our independence and liberty. From the battles of Lexington and Concord, the blood soaked fields of Gettysburg, Antietam and Petersburg to the shores of Normandy and Iwo Jima and the sands of Iraq and Afghanistan - each generation of American’s has bled and died to protect freedom at home and abroad.
Our responsibility is to remember the fallen, carry on their legacy of service and appreciate the profound weight of war. The decision to send young men and women to foreign lands is one that should never be exercised outside of the highest and most immediate justifications. War is not to be glorified or celebrated, it a serious decision that carries real human costs.
Those who are willing to risk everything deserve our deepest gratitude and our highest respect. There is no greater way to respect their service than to ensure the highest sacrifice is truly for the protection of our nation and its people.
