There seems to be a lifelong camaraderie among veterans that crosses all age barriers, ethnicities, religions, and branches of the military. It's like an unspoken brotherhood of people who at one time said they were willing to give their lives fighting for the freedoms that so many fought for ahead of us. Many survived and many did not.
Memorial Day primarily honors those who served, but did not survive. Veterans and families alike remember those who paid the ultimate price. As for those of us who did survive, we all have memories. We all have our favorite stories of the fun that we had, the grueling drills and exercises, and war games that we didn't take as seriously as our commanding officers did, while others still bear the emotional and physical scars of combat.
As for me, I just want to say thanks to everyone else who served, or are still serving, and especially to the surviving families of those who fell in combat.
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