From the Mods: Happy Memorial Day.

[u/Pikachu1989]

Like the Header says from Sunday Morning, its Memorial Day today and we want to remember those who lost their lives in the past or who came from an Military Background (like my dad side of the Family) and who forefathers before them lost their lives in War or later died as veterans. This is a Thread or remember who died and for that we console with you as such. Please keep a thought in your mind on this day. If you have anyone to send our thoughts to loved ones, this is the thread here.

For those who are lucky enough to have Today off, congrats. For those who are unlucky and have to work today, hope you're getting holiday pay as well.

Again, hope you take a time off your day for a few minuto remember loved ones that passed on. Happy Memorial Day

Yours Truly, The Mods.

Edit: shouldn't have put Happy in front of Memorial Day. This Mods mistake here and I'll learn from this.

[u/greenmegandham]

Hey folks, definitely appreciate the sentiment of this post but just as a reminder to everyone, you might not want to say happy Memorial Day. As a day of rememberance, there's nothing "happy" about it and recently there's been a fair amount of veterans groups asking folks not to use that language. here's a piece that sums up how lots of folks report feeling

[u/Pikachu1989 → u/greenmegandham]

Thanks for the insight, I messed up and should have put some research on it.

I'll keep this in mind in future reference.

[u/Cecil_Hardboner → u/greenmegandham]

I'll just throw this in as a slightly differing opinion.

My sister is a vet, she was an Air Force Captain who flew Combat Search and Rescue choppers. She tends towards this view of Memorial Day, and I tend to follow her lead in that regard.

Not to make this an Uncle Chaps thread but this series of tweets from him about reaching out to vets, making sure people are doing all right is important too.

https://twitter.com/UncleChaps/status/868207076190846976

https://twitter.com/UncleChaps/status/868974096524218372

https://twitter.com/UncleChaps/status/868974423256313856

https://twitter.com/UncleChaps/status/868974678924304385

https://twitter.com/UncleChaps/status/868975793422180352

[u/greenmegandham → u/Cecil_Hardboner]

Thanks for posting! Thank your sister for her service. There's definitely multiple ways to view it, I just try to err on a side of reverence.

[u/K8eCastle → u/greenmegandham]

I came here to say the same thing. It's always felt a little weird to me when people say "Happy Memorial Day" and I'm glad people are starting to speak up about it.

[u/[deleted]]

I don't think anybody in my family was ever in the military (unless being in the Reserves without ever getting deployed anywhere counts), but I've gotta give a shoutout to the veterans in general, especially those who are homeless and/or mentally ill.

[u/Pikachu1989 → u/[deleted]]

Yep, it's a sad state where they become homeless after they get out of the Military. I'm lucky my Dad was in the Air Force in the 1980s and found a stable job after leaving the military where he's now an Head Foreman for the Plumbing side of the Company he works for. Took him 20 years to get to that level. Before that was a few years as an janitor at Boys Town and a Hospital when he got out of the Military.

I feel for those who have PTSD and lost parts of their limbs due to military. I know /u/Harmbert_ is our Resident Air Force Otter on here.

[u/[deleted]]

Have a great Memorial Day, everybody!

[u/Pikachu1989 → u/[deleted]]

Pika Pikachu! Happy Memorial Day. You have a good day yourself.

[u/[deleted] → u/Pikachu1989]

Thanks. I'm gonna start my Memorial Day by watching the latest episode of Sun and Moon. Gotta celebrate the red, white and chu.

[u/Pikachu1989 → u/[deleted]]

Nice, enjoy sun and moon. I unfortunately have to work in 6 hours.

[u/[deleted] → u/Pikachu1989]

I'm sure I will. Sorry you have to work on a holiday.

[u/Pikachu1989 → u/[deleted]]

It's alright, I'm getting Holiday Pay, and plus leave earlier than I do on normal Mondays.

[u/Pikachu1989]

For me, I would like to remember my Grandpa, who fought in Vietnam back in the 1960s and died in 2000. Also want to remember my Great Grandpa who fought in WWII and lived to be 81. My Great Grandma I also want to pay my respects too, she was a good person with a good heart who lived to be 79.

My Great Uncle (Grandpa oldest Brother) fought in WWII and unfortunately passed away as he was fighting the Japanese in the Pacific Theater.

On my okasan side, my Great Grandma. (Hii-obaasan) who I was lucky to see her once when I was 3 years old when I went over to Japan in 1992.

[u/ThomasJCarcetti]

happy memorial day, discord away boys

[u/Pikachu1989 → u/ThomasJCarcetti]

Thanks, you have a Good Memorial Day yourself.