Memorial Day isn't about barbeques and it isn't "the official start of the summer season." It's a day to remember all the men and women who died in the service of our country. Special thoughts for Private Oscar Sauceda who died in 2007 while serving in Iraq. Oscar was a student of mine during my final year of teaching. He was a bright and well mannered young man who had a pretty wicked sense of humor. I also want to remember a man who I never met. His last name was Davis. He served in Vietnam with my husband. This wonderful man was assigned to fly in place of my husband. Tragically, the plane that Davis was in crashed and there were no survivors.
I am ever grateful for the ultimate sacrifice these two men gave. You will always be remembered.
Very well put. Oscar was a friend of my son. As a Protocol Officer I worked his return home ... one of the hardest things I did. Greeting the family as they arrived at the base was hard, especially those I knew personally.
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