Pausing for Memorial Day

I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend full of flags and barbecues andbeer.

I also hope you are able to take a moment to acknowledge the meaning of the day – a reminderto think ofthose who died serving this country.

I always had respect for American military holidays, but they felt a little removed to me. I am Canadian, I don’t have family in the military and I’m not sure that I’ve ever spent much time with a veteran before.

Until last weekend.

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