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Pressure and Pain: All's Fair in War and Jiu Jitsu
The many layers of straps and webbing had been cutting hard into my shoulders with every step I took. So much gear. So much weight. So many individual pieces of coarse fabric grinding away at the soft skin on my neck. My plate carrier with ammo and radio and antenna attached, my assault bag loaded with food, water, backup radio and batteries. More rifle ammunition and as many mortar rounds as I could possibly haul. I was cursing myself for trying a new single-point rifle sling. They have their purpose, but it certainly is not long foot patrols. Pressure and pain, a constant state of discomfort. Like the annoying mosquito that chose to live in your ear.
We started the movement well before daylight, in the empty darkness. Well, we were on tarmac waiting for the aircraft which would be our ride into the drop off point. The sun had just broken the horizon when we de boarded the Chinook helicopter...
A Brief History of Memorial Day
The American Civil War ended on April 9th, 1865, and approximately 13 months later, the first observance of Memorial Day occurred. It began as women visited the graves of their sons, fathers, husbands, and brothers to lay flowers on or beside their gravestones. In the 1860’s, print media was the standard for spreading information, and word had developed of such observances for the dead men of the Civil War and many towns shadowed these women's' example. The first national celebration was held in 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery where the bones of both Confederate and Union soldiers were laid. It was a day of remembrance for the fallen, no matter which side of the conflict, all American’s were honored with flowers and a flag by their respective gravestones, suggesting unity and perhaps some healing had taken place in the again, United States.
