Remembering.

BostonMaggie put up a stunning Memorial Day post by Major Mike Nachshen. He got it spot on, especially this:

And while Eric and Sarah are surely heroes who died for their country, I'll remember them not as towering figures to be worshipped, but as people who laughed, loved and brought others happiness while trying to make the world a better place. And perhaps most importantly, I'll remember that they had people who loved them, and still miss them and think about them every day.

Too often, people remember the wrong part. Yes, they were heros. Yes, they fought and died for your freedom. But sometimes, that makes it easy to distance what they really meant to the world. Their legacy is so much more. Remember that above all else.