Memorial Day I arrived yeseterday, Monday 26th, & as that is the last Monday in May, it is, in the USA, Memorial Day. The American people take these things very serious, & rightly so.
To save you reading the Wiki page, it commemorates those who died in the service of their country. Veterans Day is a different gig, that commemorates those who served their country in the Armed Forces.
Much respect to every one of them. Life is good, but it does no harm to reflect for a moment on how we arrived here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day unfortunately america seem to love going to war at the drop of a hat these days. however its nice to see how they remember the people who fought and died, dare i say when a war was necessary, and show them the respect that they earned. pity we cant do the same. ok we have remembrance day where we all buy a poppy and be silent for 2 mins,but aside from that , young people in general do not have a clue about what went on and how it shaped all of us. as much as people love to jump on the "i hate fat ignorant yanks" bandwagon,we owe them big time.
both my grandfathers fought, one in world war 1 at pacchendale at 18 years old. fuck that for a game of soldiers.
and my dads dad was a quaker from liverpool who was awarded the military cross.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1408014/Carl-Warner.htmlanyway mini rant over, on a lighter note are you looking after any satellite qualifiers from next door this year. not seen it mentioned. i remember watching the interviews from a couple years ago,of a couple of recreational players talking about the experience and how they dealt with playing the main event.
good luck to them all and to yourself.
and enjoy all the concrete.
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