Today is Memorial Day. I didn't know that when I woke up this morning, but I know it now. Memorial Day is a special day when, as a country, we honor all of those men and women who have given their lives in service protecting the freedoms of all people. Mr. Guy told me how many Americans have died during all of the wars in which America has been involved...about 660,000 battle deaths. That is a lot of people! It makes me sad. I don't like wars. I don't like people killing people. Supposedly sometimes wars are necessary, but I don't really understand why that is. Maybe when I am a grown-up monster I will understand this better.
This evening The Lady and Mr. Guy took me to a park in our city. It is called Liberty Plaza. It is where we can go to say thank you to all those that have died in the service of our country. There is a great big flag pole, some plaques, and some statues in the park. The statue above is The Lady's favorite. She explained that when a serviceman or service woman has dies and is buried, their casket is draped with an American flag. At the end of the service, the flag is folded and presented to the family. The Lady got a flag like this at The Captainb's funeral and Mr. Guy got one at his father's funeral too. They keep their folded flags in special triangle shaped boxes.
Even though this is just a statue, it makes me cry thinking about all of the little boys and girls whose moms and dads are killed during wars. I hope that some day there will be no more wars and children whose parents serve in the armed forces won't have to be scared that their moms and dads won't ever come home again.
I do want to say "THANK YOU" to all of those men and women who serve our country and also to their families. The sacrifices that they all make are tremendous, the breadth of these sacrifices is unimaginable for most people.
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