OPINION — As the United States prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, on this Memorial Day let’s remember and honor the men and women whose sacrifice made this country possible by finding ways to serve and give back.
Memorial Day gives us a chance to acknowledge the shared values that hold us together amid our different backgrounds, beliefs and experiences. It’s a time to express gratitude for what has been given so that we might have the freedoms we treasure. At its core, it’s a day that honors service. This Memorial Day, let’s renew our commitment to service, in whatever way we can, whether in uniform or out.
Service is the through line of this country, sustained by every kind of American. Every generation that has tended to this democracy has earnestly endeavored to leave this country better than when they inherited it. Today, we acknowledge this long tradition.
