Remembering on Memorial Day

Another Memorial Day has come and gone, but I’m still remembering.

I’m remembering the death of Staff Sgt. Adam Dickmyer of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who once served as a sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery.

I’m remembering how friends of his family say Dickmyer’s mother fell off her chair in grief when her son’s body returned to the U.S.  and how his widow chased after the casket, screaming: “Don’t leave me!”

I am remembering what Lt. Col. Jon Chytka, 44, of Tabor, South Dakota said to his 5-year-old daughter when she asked him why he had to leave.

He gave this answer: “I told her that before she was born, there were 19 people who killed 3,000.”

Yes, Memorial Day has come and gone but I’m still remembering and still giving thanks for all those who have died fighting for our country. I hope you are remembering too.