Today is a simple day off work for some.  With all holidays it is easy to forget why you head to the lake to celebrate or what we are commemorating at all.     

            On the last Monday of May we honor those who have died while serving our country.  Today a single flag will be placed on each grave at Arlington National Cemetery. Will anyone in this area visit a grave today? Does anyone have a special tradition to honor fallen soldiers? It is easy to forget this day is not just any day away from our intense schedules.  It’s a day to stop and recognize the men and women who have died fighting for our country.  Not to be confused with Veterans Day that honors EVERYONE that has served in the military.   

So, while you chomp down on that perfectly scorched hotdog or feel the wind blow in your hair as you cruise down the Red River … make sure, if only for one second, you think about the young men and women that lost their lives fighting for you, to be here, in the United States of America.