What a great weekend for my alma mater Loyola as they won the NCAA Division I Lacrosse Championship! This was the first in school history and they are the smallest school to win the title. After being fortunate to play for four years at Loyola and having had some success, I know first-hand how much time, effort and sacrifice goes into a season. Congrats to all of the players, coaches and administrators who made it happen!
More importantly though it was Memorial Day and a time to reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and asked nothing in return. In the last decade alone, we have lost 6,433 service men and women. There was a sensational editorial in The Wall Street Journal on Friday from veteran Tom Manion who lost a son in 2007 after his son eloquently stated “If not me, then who?” Stay tuned! {TJM}
I served in the military for 30 years. But it was impossible to fully understand the sacrifices of our troops and their families until April 29, 2007, the day my son, First Lt. Travis Manion, was killed in Iraq.
Travis was just 26 years old when an enemy sniper’s bullet pierced his heart after he had just helped save two wounded comrades. Even though our family knew the risks of Travis fighting on the violent streets of Fallujah, being notified of his death on a warm Sunday afternoon in Doylestown, Pa., was the worst moment of our lives.
For the Rozanskis, Snyders, Douvilles, Looneys and thousands more like us, every day is Memorial Day. If the rest of the nation joins us to renew the spirit of patriotism, service and sacrifice, perhaps America can reunite, on this day of reverence, around the men and women who risk their lives to defend it.
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