I’m not much good at writing for emotionally charged events; it’s just not my thing, although I did write my personal Memorial Day story about my father a couple of years ago.

But I did find two things that seem like Memorial Day yin and yang to share with you.

The first was what the grandmother in Grand Avenue told the grandchildren she is raising, “A whole lot of tomorrows were sacrificed so we could enjoy today.” So true, and not just our military deaths, but also the sometimes living deaths of all those who come back sadly damaged to a country that seems to care more about politics, ideology and red tape than it does for them and the useless deaths of the innocent, like that of Justin Ferrari on Thursday, from our urban wars and arguments.

The second is the role entrepreneurship (that overused term that is supposed to denote some kind of economic silver bullet) that is playing positively for some of our returning military.

And on that upbeat note I wish you a wonderful day filled with whatever you consider important.

Flickr image credit: Tim

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