#MemorialDayMonday

Newsflash: #MemorialDayMonday is NOT for hardware store sales, home improvement projects, BBQ's, and camping trips. Don't get me wrong - those things are fine and they are even fine to do on the last Monday of May. But. (You knew that was coming right?) But they shouldn't be why the day is set aside. Here's the real reason why America has a Memorial Day.

So fire up the grill, plant those flowers, have a s'more or two. But. But make sure that you take the most time to honor, and to reflect on the reason we have this day marked as a holiday. Let's not forget why we remember.

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