<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=437542" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>In Celebration Of A Holiday</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Yes I am a veteran, <br>Of a life given that is well experienced.<br>And on Memorial Day, <br>I think of my parents, grandparents...<br>And lives of my ancestors also veterans, <br>Of living lives in the doing for others.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My mind on this day, <br>Is not only on those who sacrificed their lives...<br>Wearing a uniform to serve time in the military.<br>I think of those who have sacrificed their lives, <br>For beliefs kept many today take for granted...<br>Just to eat and drink in celebration of a holiday.<br>Only to be glad to spend time away, <br>From a regular routine.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Yes I am a veteran, <br>Of a life given that is well experienced.<br>And on Memorial Day, <br>I think of my parents, grandparents...<br>And lives of my ancestors also veterans, <br>Of living lives in the doing for others.<br>And the doing for others many who have passed on, <br>And done...<br>Should on this day be always remembered.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And as far as wars, destruction and the loss of life goes? <br>There is nothing about the act of it that is worthy of celebration.<br>However...<br>The showing of an appreciation is a more honorable expression, <br>Than the rushing to feed one's greed as a priority...<br>To prove a loyalty in the doing of it!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=437542" data-title="In Celebration Of A Holiday de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="Yes I am a veteran, Of a life given that is well experienced. And on Memorial Day, I think of my parents, grandparents... And lives of my ancestors also veterans, Of living lives in the doing for others. My mind on this day, Is not only on th..."></div> </div> </div>

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