“Memorial Day has come to be associated with a three-day weekend, barbecues, and beer. While there’s nothing wrong with celebrating the freedoms we enjoy in our nation, when was the last time you stopped and reflected on the real reason we celebrate Memorial Day?

It is human nature to avoid the unpleasant. But we need to remember the cost of war, we need to remember the price paid for our freedoms, we need to not let those who died, die forgotten and in vain.

Please take a moment to think of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that you might live in freedom.”

Visit The Memorial Day project. You may also contribute your own vignette (100-500 words) or image (approx. 500 x 350 pixels). Entries should be sent here. Thanks.

update: a nice tribute here, too.