Remember...

Okay, so most people know how I am about remembrance type days. Memorial Day is no exception. Its a day when most people don't even think about why the holiday exists, they just go out and do what they do. I honestly don't expect much more than that from the general population. Most are too wrapped up in their own little worlds to care about anyone else. And the service members who've given everything for something they believe in would probably not worry too much either. Those of us in the military who've lost friends, know this is part of what we signed up for. But what I wish, more than anything else, is on this day, you remember their families. The ones that have to continue life without their heroes at home. The kids who will never get to hug Mom or Dad again, the parents that will never get to hug their children, the spouses, especially the spouses, who have not only lost their worlds, but must continue to be the strength for the children, driving on as best they can, with broken hearts, broken dreams, and broken love. I've lost friends and loved ones in my life, everyone has. But the pain the spouses and families bear is beyond my imagination. They continue on, doing what they must, while in their minds and hearts is a void that cannot be filled. So this weekend, send a prayer to the lost heroes that have given their lives, and then give hugs to the nearest military families you can find, and thank them, hug them, buy them a drink, whatever you feel is right. Its Memorial Day.