Memorial Day

Am I the only one bothered by people who insist that this is a day to celebrate our soldiers?  Maybe it's too nitpicky, but this is not a day for that.  This day is to remember those who have given their lives, that "last full measure of devotion."  People; men, women, children; who died in wars.
It's not a day to be happy about our freedoms, but to remember, with solemnity, our failures and the world's failures, and how those who died have tried to help improve our lives.

I do not celebrate Veteran's Day, because I think that there is little benefit in celebrating war and those who choose to fight.  But, today, today is about those who had no choice, or those who sacrificed so that others could live.  It is a day where we remember the horrors of war.  Where we do not say that soldiers are ideal or something to strive for, but where we remember what happens when our world fails.  And that is worth remembering.