There are questions you have… but not the ability on how to ask it and make sense.  I always knew Memorial day was about veterans… I was never sure about why our family went to the cemetery on Memorial Day when a veteran was not involved.  Then one day I learned that before Memorial Day, in the south there was Decoration Day and before the Civil War this day was about honoring the family and not just veterans. I did not know how to ask about the before the before…

Since memorial day is linked in my mind to my oldest brother, I link all veterans with my memories of someone I never knew but love and respect always and forever.