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I actually said pretty much the same thing a few years ago and I got booted from this forum.

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My son is career military and has been deployed 4 times. He's lost 12 friends in Iraq and Afghanistan. We always remember those 12 on Memorial Day, along with all soldiers who came home maimed and in caskets. But we celebrate their lives. We also celebrate the lives of all who have passed in our families.

 

Celebration doesn't mean people sit and pound their chests all day. Our loved ones would not want us to do that. Neither would soldiers who died serving our country. They would ask us to live and enjoy the time we have.