In Memoriam Day

On this day it is important to remember those who have died. But perhaps, if I may be so bold, it is just as important to remember that we, at this time, possess the power to stop those who have yet to be taken from us.

The President works for the American people. Demand to bring our troops home now. History will tell of this struggle. The relentless fight for truth that ended the war for greed.

We owe it to the men and women who have already given their lives in history's effort for justice, for right. We owe it to the legacy of those soldiers who fought and died for causes both noble and otherwise.

But we must also be shaken awake with the realization that we are living at a time when we can change the very outcome of the lives for whom it is not too late.

Those who are not a calendar date. Those who are not an unofficial start to Summer. Those who stand and sit and stride and sleep in harm's way as we currently speak.

History should have taught us that we owe them more than this. History should have taught us that their lives are not faceless chess pieces moving at our will. History should have taught us not to take war lightly.

In Memoriam for those who served. But In Honor of those who can still be saved.