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Memorial Day isn’t about veterans like me — it’s about the fallen. From combat casualties to tragic training deaths, their memory deserves our full attention.
When I was a kid, Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer — a welcome three-day weekend that arrived just before our long school break began. It was hard not to love.
As I got older, I began to see it as a patriotic holiday marked by parades, retail sales, and increasingly, gestures of gratitude to veterans.
But today, after having spent the last 25 years as a military chaplain, Memorial Day has come to mean something quite different to me.
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When I was a kid, Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer — a welcome three-day weekend that arrived just before our long school break began. It was hard not to love.
As I got older, I began to see it as a patriotic holiday marked by parades, retail sales, and increasingly, gestures of gratitude to veterans.
But today, after having spent the last 25 years as a military chaplain, Memorial Day has come to mean something quite different to me.
Continued below.
Elegy for the Fallen: A Military Chaplain Remembers the True Meaning of Memorial Day
COMMENTARY: Memorial Day isn’t about veterans like me — it’s about the fallen. From combat casualties to tragic training deaths, their memory deserves our full attention.
