Ours is a good country. This coming Memorial Day, men and women in uniform will march, as they first did in boot camp decades ago, into cemeteries and along parade routes to honor those who were once at their sides. Creaking backs will straighten, some buttons will groan, and purposeful fire will find a home in the eyes of these veterans as the trumpet sings out.
The soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines we honor on Memorial Day deserve glory, those embracing their folded flags deserve our gratitude, and those living physically or psychologically mutilated post-service lives deserve the best care we can provide.
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