Just a quick shout out to all of our readers. Hope you all enjoyed Memorial Day, and that everybody took at least a minute to think of our troops, past and present.
Once again it me hard this weekend when I visited my grandfather - who served in the Army during WW2 - how disconnected this American public is from the soldier/military. Virtually everyone my grandfather knew served in the military. The same could be said for everyone in his town, and more or less everyone of his age across the entire nation. In past American wars (i.e. wars in which the draft was used) the struggle and the spirit of the soldier was present in the everyday life of EVERYBODY. Today, most people can't say they know a soldier personally, a few know people who know soldiers, and only some can probably count on their hands the number of people they know who are in the service. It's a different country, a different military, and a different Memorial Day as a result. I can only hope that we're joined today by all the people who don't know soldiers in sending our thoughts out to all of those around the nation who have lost a loved one in this war.
All in all it was a beautiful long weekend in NYC. A few cold ones, burgers on the grill, good rooftop music, the blazing sun...some old school chillin. If anyone out there has any notable weekend memories -- especially those LESS BORING that ours -- lol -- please put em down RIGHT HERE.
Until next time.
- UnR
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