This is a forwarded message On Memorial Day I remember all those that I love (the living and the dead) who served our country, not just those who died in war. My four great-grandfathers who fought in the Civil War My aunt and two uncles who served in the South Pacific during WWII (she was a Navy nurse--one of the "angels of Guadalcanal") My father-in-law who fought in the Battle of the Bulge in WWII My brother and my best friend's husband, both of whom served in Vietnam My brother's best friend, West Point grad, Green Beret, who was killed less than a week after he arrived in Vietnam A dear friend's husband--career Army, three tours in Vietnam, whose death five years ago was caused by his exposure to Agent Orange Another dear friend's sons--career Air Force, both pilots, both majors, veterans of countless numbers of tours in Iraq My niece's husband, a pilot--four tours in Iraq I pray for those who are gone, and I have emailed or phoned the living to say "Thank you."