I'm really happy to see all of these Memorial Day ads on TV

[Cant trust em]

I think that too many times this holiday is celebrated only barbecues and having a day off. I'm happy to see so many people talking about the sacrifices that the troops are making and have made for our country. I'm sure that despite what we all think of the war, we can get behind the troops this weekend.

[roody]

1. When they lay down their arms and refuse to

carry out the invasions and occupations, I will get behind them.

[T Monk]

2. ditto

[JDPriestly]

3. If you can excuse a senior's tales of childhood memories,

when I was a girl living in small Iowa towns, there were still a few Civil War veteran. I remember how we assembled each Memorial Day at the town cemetery to remember the veterans. Every living veteran present was acknowledged. My father (a minister) gave a sermon to honor those who had died in wars. The Civil War veterans were given special recognition.

My own great-grandfather traveled with, did reconnaissance and was shot while serving the Union Army in the Civil War. He was quite upset, however, because the other Civil War veterans did not want to recognize his service. The reason? He had never officially signed up. He had simply gone to the War with his widowed father. My great-grandfather was 12 when his father signed up.

Imagine -- a 12 year old boy on running reconnaissance on the front lines of the Union Army in the civil war. We cannot comprehend the sacrifices that ordinary Americans made in that terrible War. Memorial Day was a big day in our family and in our communities -- as it should be everywhere in America.

Memorial Day is a reminder of the horrors of war. It summons in me the commitment to do what I can to prevent my beloved country from ever fighting another war. Above all, it moves me to hope and pray that we never suffer another war in our own country.