A leadership commentary on life today by Bob Shank
Memorial Day. Often confused with Veterans Day, Memorial Day honors the men and women who died while serving as members of America’s military forces; Veterans Day honors the service of the living. One of the newest – and most striking – tributes to the fallen is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the National Mall, in …
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May 31, 2016 Memorial Day. Some holidays maintain more predictable agendas. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter – for Christians – become routine reenactments. Turkeys, trees, angels and eggs all have a place in our one-day-each-year celebration model. Memorial Day? Not so much… The menu for Memorial Day: Hot dogs. Beach umbrellas. Remote controls. Fishing poles. TV-series …