David Galluch: Celebrate Memorial Day, but remember what it’s really about

For many veterans like me, Memorial Day is a holiday that elicits mixed emotions.

Yes, we love spending time on the beach or at barbecues with our families celebrating the kick-off of summer.

But amid the sounds of laughter and smiles of loved ones lurks the memory of friends lost and brothers and sisters in arms taken too soon in the line of duty.

Memorial Day is more than the start of everyone’s favorite season. It is a somber day of remembrance on which we honor those Americans who gave the last full measure of devotion.

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