Happy Memorial Day

Today is a day for remembering our military forces who have sacrificed for all of us to remain free. From the Revolution to the Civil War through World War II and after our military forces have helped keep the United States free. The military has sometimes gotten a bad rap, such as in Vietnam. At other times they have been welcomed home as heroes. But we should all be thankful for their courage and dedication in a too often thankless job.

For a nice article on the history of Memorial Day take a look at this article from the History Channel.

I think I will use this day as a springboard to talk about the role of the military in our modern society. Starting tomorrow I will talk a little about the military's current role in foreign policy and what I think its role should be. Then on Wednesday I'll talk about the positive and negative aspects of the current Administration's use of the military. Then we'll see where the mood takes us for the rest of the week.