To the Editor:

Memorial Dayisn’t about the beginning of summer. It isn’t about cracking open the beers with your friends on your boats. It isn’t about the parties, getting wasted, and the barbecues.

It is about remembering our soldiers and our veterans, the ones who have fought for our freedom and our safety. It’s about our fallen soldiers, our soldierswho didn’t make it home, who didn’t get that last kiss from their mothers, fathers, girlfriends or wives.

May 20, 2015