As I write this blog, Memorial Day is coming to a close. I hope you all had a lovely, relaxing day with family and friends and talked about how different this Memorial Day was from the last.

But I cannot close the day without reflecting on those who have served to keep the rest of us safe. Memorial Day is an opportunity to say thank you to those who served.

Generationally, our family patriarchs both served – my father in Korea and Bill’s dad in WWII. My dad, an educator by training, wound up teaching servicemen while stationed abroad. Bill’s dad was a pharmacy mate and survived his ship being torpedoed.

Do you have service in your family tree?