Memorial Day 2025

Hope you have a good Memorial Day. Remembering those who gave their all...

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Today is Memorial Day. Here's 10 Military Movies to Watch on Memorial Day Weekend. In that vein, I'd like to offer my own WWI film, "Pvt. Ravel's Bolero" a filmic poem and historical documentary, with over sixty national and international film festival awards! And it's only 28 minutes long! But with so much emotion and information within it.

A day meant for silence. For reflection. For gratitude. For honoring the lives lost in service to this nation. Memorial Day honors those who died in military service. Veterans Day honors all who served — especially those still living.

I know this is late for this year but may offer a suggestion for future vacation times:

These Resorts and Hotels Are Just for Veterans and Military Members

But how do we honor the fallen while our country—their country—is fraying from within?

We drape flags. We post tributes. We pause at 3 PM. But if we’re honest, many of us feel a growing unease: that the ideals so many died defending—liberty, justice, democracy—are slipping through our fingers.

We are a nation fighting ourselves. A nation debating the truth, suspicious of our neighbors, uncertain of our future. Political violence simmers. Institutions strain. Some call for unity while fueling division. Others exploit freedom to undermine it.

And yet, this day demands more than nostalgia. It demands honesty. And purpose.

Because Memorial Day is not just about remembering the dead. It’s about asking what we will do for the living.

Will we defend the Constitution they swore to uphold?
Will we protect the freedoms they died for—not just for ourselves, but for all?
Will we resist the cynical forces that would divide us by race, party, or creed?
Will we make America worth their sacrifice—not just in ceremony, but in substance?

This Memorial Day, let remembrance be active.

Let it call us not to comfort, but to conscience.

Not to blind pride, but to courageous patriotism—the kind that sees our flaws and still believes we can be better.

Let us honor our fallen not just with words—but with work.

To heal. To reckon. To preserve this fragile, powerful idea that is America.

Respect to all who served. As a former airman, this holiday weekend I especially remember those we lost in the skies—and those who supported every flight.

Because the ultimate betrayal of their sacrifice would be to let this nation collapse under the weight of our divisions, while we were too distracted or too afraid to stop it.

On this Memorial Day, may we remember.
And may we recommit.

Compiled with aid of ChatGPT because AI is part of us now...