Memorial Day is to remember all veterans who have fought for us, our freedom. My grandfather fought during WWII on the U.S.S Indianapolis in the U.S Navy and I have an uncle on my Mother’s side of my family that fought during Vietnam, in the U.S Marine Corps (SEMPER FI!!) and lost a foot to a buried mine. I myself was born almost 3 years after the end of Vietnam, and as fate would have it, if my grandfather wasn’t granted shore leave he most likely would have died on the Indianapolis since that ship was one of the first that was sunk at Pearl Harbor. What this means is that if my grandfather had died on the Indianapolis, I would’ve never existed and to that I am eternally grateful.
Last night on JohnB v2.0, (my show on talkshoe) myself, Stoff and new good friend Drakeo, each took a turn talking about what we remember in life the most both good and bad. After I ended the show we spoke about the sacrifice active duty military soldiers make, both at home and personal, to serve their nation. The whole show was nice, calm and quiet which is what I needed after a loud boisterous day at work.
Just take what you remember most, what you’re proud of and hold it close and never let it go. If you don’t, you won’t like it but then again ignorance is always bliss is it not?
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