charles durning

We can never repay them but we can honor them properly on Memorial Day.

This harrowing story outlines the horrors of war and why we need to remember what Memorial Day is all about.

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial, official start to the summer.  There's the Balloon Fest, and family cookouts, and a three day weekend!  But there is a reason we call it Memorial Day.  This is the reason.  I could go on and on about this clip, but watching it, and you'll need a box of Kleenex when you do, answers any questions about war, fallen heroes, and why we honor our dead...