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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | Memorial Day has become just like any other day off from work or just another day to cook out with family. All these stores advertise Memorial Day sales. When did it become more about having a day off from work and less about the reason for the day off from work? I heard people talking yesterday about there party and they were more worried about what kinds of alcohol they needed to have. Being a family member to a fallen solider I found that to be very disrespectful. Maybe that's reasoning bothers me so much. It may not bother other people but it sure bothers me.
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| I agree that many forget what the meaning of the day is all about. For me, I work. But if I didnt, I dont have anyone involved in the service and my family typically spends the day together. Whether that be a bbq or fishing or whatever. We take the time to see family.
This is not meant snarky because honestly I am interested to know... What would you like people to be doing today? And I mean this very sincerely so dont take it wrong please.
Prayers to you on this day as I cant imagine going through what our soldiers and their families do.  |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I do think we should acknowledge the meaning of the day. A lot of people don't seem to know that it's a day to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedoms. At the same time, as a holiday weekend at the end of May, it has become the kick-off to summer--I think celebrating with a party is great. And I bet most soldiers would agree.  |
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| TessBelle - 2014-05-26 2:43 AM Memorial Day has become just like any other day off from work or just another day to cook out with family. All these stores advertise Memorial Day sales. When did it become more about having a day off from work and less about the reason for the day off from work? I heard people talking yesterday about there party and they were more worried about what kinds of alcohol they needed to have. Being a family member to a fallen solider I found that to be very disrespectful. Maybe that's reasoning bothers me so much. It may not bother other people but it sure bothers me.
I feel the same.
Have your cookouts and parties but give thanks for the fallen and all those who served and those who have paid the ultimate price. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Truthfully.....you can say the same thing about EVERY holiday! Most families that I know had big family celebrations on Memorial Day but, in turn, that was how we remembered our fallen family service members WITH family and friends. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I agree. I didn't lose anyone to the service but my dad, my Grandpa and my uncle all served for our Country. I've lost my dad and my Gramps and I choose to remember all of them on this weekend. I've shed many tears the past few days remembering and missing them. |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | Gail - 2014-05-26 8:26 AM
TessBelle - 2014-05-26 2:43 AM Memorial Day has become just like any other day off from work or just another day to cook out with family. All these stores advertise Memorial Day sales. When did it become more about having a day off from work and less about the reason for the day off from work? I heard people talking yesterday about there party and they were more worried about what kinds of alcohol they needed to have. Being a family member to a fallen solider I found that to be very disrespectful. Maybe that's reasoning bothers me so much. It may not bother other people but it sure bothers me.
I feel the same.
Have your cookouts and parties but give thanks for the fallen and all those who served and those who have paid the ultimate price.
Exactly. I won't lie were about to go toy he river but we know well the reason for the holiday and will honor them. |
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Location: Kansas and loving it | I disagree. Maybe they do it in private, like I do. My work mates and friends may have heard all of my weekend plans and nothing about the sacrifices. But at home with my family we talk about it. We had family in the civil war, world war I I, and the Vietnam War. We prefer to remember our loved ones privately. While there may be some who don't care, I would say most people around here are just more private about it.
I will say that I do know a few people who dislike Memorial Day because of the people who founded it. But they are racist pigs anyway.
Have a safe and blessed Memorial Day.
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It's no different than what people have done with Christmas… it's all commercialized.
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Location: In a happy place | grinandbareit - 2014-05-26 9:20 AM It's no different than what people have done with Christmas… it's all commercialized.
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Location: Florida.. | I have to disagree... I see and hear and I myself cry, and celebrate the lives of the soldiers and our freedoms.. it is a sad day and also a time to remember these soldiers.. Most people have a family member in the service or have lost one at some point .. there are some that party yes but you have NO way in knowing that they to arent praying and thanking in their own private way.. families get together , friends get together.. they died for our freedom..I can bet alot do HONOR them at some point in the festivities.. dont be so quick to judge.for every corner you see alcohol and signs .... you also see flags and patriotism.. I dont party and I do see alot that do for wrong reasons.. But NOT all.. get togethers arent honoring them..
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | I understand what everyone is saying. . He died in March but feels like yesterday and they had just got done with a solute to the troops at the barrel race so When I heard those people talking about there party maybe it just hit me at a bad time. |
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Location: MI | At church yesterday they asked the people who had served to come up in front and we sang God Bless the USA. People in the congregation came up unbidden during the song and thanked them for their service. It was so awesome, brought tears to my eyes. So while, yes, there's a lot of commercialism and it's hard to get apart from it, welcome to society. IMO Alot of it is about what you and the people around you value, see, and want and do.
ETA, I'm so sorry for your loss. We'll remember you and your loved one in our prayers today.
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 You just got to get mean and mean it.
Location: Arkansas | In the '40's and '50's , it was known as Decoration Day. I remember going with my parent's and grandparent's to various local cementaries to lay flower on the graves of our relatives.
I don't know when it turned into a day of feasting and celebration.
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