05-24-2009, 12:17 PM
memorial day is a special day to give thanks to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of their country. it matters not what the war was about but that they answered the call of duty and died in the line of duty. The soldiers job is not to ask questions about "why are we fighting" but to do what they are commanded to do by their superiors. If the general citizen has a problem with the premise of any "war" they need to take it up with their congressman, not the soldier out in the field spilling his guts for his country. Memorial day is not the perfect time to debate political views about wars past/present/future. just as it wasnt the time or place for the anti war people to demonstrate at several deceased soldiers services when they died in iraq. You have a constitutional right to protest, but not a constitutional right to be a moron, think before you speak, some have lost much in the name of warfare.