Happy memorial day

[readera]

 Happy Memorial day for my fellow US people. My thanks go out to all who have served and sacrificed their lives in service. 

For anyone interested in the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day in the US, I found this article from Washington Post. It is clear and includes some history of the holidays.

 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/why-you-shouldnt-confuse-memorial-day-and-veterans-day/article/2624187

Comments

[readera]

I'm glad the article was interesting. I wonder what holiday 9/11 would be. It is basically treated as one, at least where I live. Then again I live in a town next to a military base.

We Americans are good at making somber holidays into celebrations. Any excuse for a party, I suppose.

[zesty_pinto]

Now that I think about it, it's a similar rhing we see in our cinema too: I remember reading about how blockbuster films have certain criteria and two of them are that they should be a bit mindless and should end with a happy ending if you want it to sell.

Man, never realized what a stereotype we can be, hah!