Memorial Day Flight
This morning I got up and headed
to the airport early.
While self-checking in, I saw a young man
dressed in army fatigues.
I immediately turned to my right
and said, “I appreciate you and all
you do for our country, man.”
“Thank you,” he replied.
Then I shook his hand.
Imagine that, flying out to serve
on Memorial Day.
He was with his parents it turns out
and it brought back a flood
of emotion when traveling back to Germany
with family seeing me off when I played
ball overseas.
‘Cept his fairwell had a little more
emotion I figured with the slight uncertainty of his return.
So let me take a moment to say
thank you to the rest who have
served our country and continue to
serve. As someone who has traveled outside
the country extensively seeing how the other
half of the world lives, I appreciate your service.
Happy Memorial Day,
Vince Palko
