We would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody a happy and safe Memorial Day.

Our republic has been blessed with great fortune, largely due to our willingness to defend with our bodies those principles that keep us free. Memorial Day was inaugurated to honor the passing of war veterans. In these times, we recognize that soldiers are not the only veterans of war.

While you are celebrating, please take a moment to reflect upon those who have laid down their lives so that you may live in a free society.