OPINION: Oh, I Guess We All Just Enjoy Memorial Day Now, Ha! Ha!
The following is an opinion written by A Veteran.
HIGH HORSE, W.Va. — Oh hey, what's up America? I couldn't help but be a little nosy after hearing all the party noise and uh, oh my! What do we have here? A big cookout with friends and family, eh? Hot dogs and cupcakes and music? Is that a keg? Wow! Great way to remember our fallen military, America. Really thoughtful.
I see the kids all doing cannonballs in the pool over there. That’s great. A lot of fun. I’m sure all the Revolutionary War dead who took a cannon ball to the face would love to be here cheering them on right now. Oh look, they've got their Super Soakers out, too, because war is a fun game! What a perfect day for that lesson!
I guess, uh, I guess we all just "enjoy Memorial Day" now, America. Is that it? Ha! Ha! I guess that’s a thing we all do now!?
I must be crazy because here I thought we’d all maybe show a little respect for the fallen. Maybe have the patriotic fortitude to sit in the dark in our empty bathtubs listenin…
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