Some Thoughts on Memorial Day

Veronica Stachurski, H-Net Staff Blog Post

[Editor Note: This blog was originally posted by John T Kuehn on May 26, 2014]

As I enjoyed a pre-Memorial Day fireworks celebration with my family last night at the World War I Museum-Liberty Memorial-Union Station a sad truth seemed to present itself to me.   The event was profoundly patriotic and stirring, all the anthems and songs that have tugged on heart strings but also the new ones since Desert Storm and 911.   In particular, the lead conductor of the Kansas City Symphony, emphasized, rightly, the responsibility of all of us (US citizens) to care for the returning servicemen and women