05/25/2026
Today is more than the start of summer.
It is the day we stop and remember the men and women who gave everything so that we could have the life we take for granted on ordinary Tuesdays.
The ones who left their families behind. The ones who never made it home. The ones whose names are on walls and headstones and in the memories of people who still feel the weight of that loss decades later.
Freedom is not abstract. It has faces. It has names. It has families who set a place at the table that never gets filled again.
If you have someone to remember today, take a moment to do that. Not just at the cookout or the parade but in a quiet moment where you can actually sit with what their sacrifice meant.
And if you come from a military family or you served yourself, thank you. Not just today but always.
From my family to yours, have a safe and meaningful Memorial Day.