The Significance of Memorial Day

This Memorial Day, as I sat down to dinner with my family, my grandma said that we should make a toast and drink to family members and other loved ones who had passed over the years, as we do every Memorial Day. To me, Memorial Day is not only about the memory of our troops who have given their lives for our country but also about the memory of everyone else who I cared for who has died and what they meant to me and to everyone else. Memorial Day is not about barbeques, nor is it a day off to hang out with your family or go to the beach with your friends. It is all about memories, and a chance to think about someone who you might not necessarily think about every other day - that's why it's called Memorial Day after all.