A fair warning, this episode is a little on the heavy side of the spectrum.
This past Monday was Memorial Day, one of the several Holidays this country sets aside for those American’s who answered the call to serve.
As a former service member and child who was raised in a military family, the Holiday has always felt more solemn than celebratory. The Monday’s off are a nice reprieve, but the tone is different than other patriotic celebrations, say, Fourth of July.
Setting aside a day to honor those who gave the last full measure of devotion is the least we can do, so in this podcast I wanted to reflect on what it means when we say, “thank you for your service.”, and why we need to break beneath the surface of this easy platitude.
Enjoy the show.
