Remember

This history lesson courtesy of the good folks at Tanker Brothers:

"The first Memorial Day - then called Decorations Day - was held in 1866, when a group of women visited a cemetery to decorate the graves of Confederate soldiers who had fallen in battle at Shiloh. Nearby were the graves of Union soldiers, neglected because they were the enemy. Disturbed at the sight of the bare graves, the women placed some of their flowers on those graves, as well."

Many Americans have sacrificed their lives both at home and on foreign soil so that you and I may enjoy our freedom today. As always, I encourage you to spend a little time over at Blackfive whenever you want to find out what's going on in our military community, or to remember those who gave all.

Pause today to be thankful for what you have, say a prayer for the families of the fallen, and have a wonderful Memorial Day.