05/17/2026
Memorial Day may 25th
As we go into this week leading up to Memorial Day I wanted to take a moment to remember some of our fellow Mississippians that have died in combat for us, and all the other men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
As we go into this week we will all be planning our long weekend most filled with Bbq, boating, family cookouts! But I ask we all take a moment and reflect on what this holiday is and what it represents. No matter what politics we follow we should all remember those men and women who fought for us in all wars and never seen home again. We pray for their families and love ones they left behind.
 When my family talks about these hero’s and what they gave for us it’s not about any political ideology or opinions it’s about their love for their brothers and sisters who they fought beside because in a war that’s all that matters.
For some it was their first deployment,some had many.
The morning they stepped out the door at 3am to get on a bus to get on a plane to fly them across the world for a year of standing and fight side by side with their brothers and sisters.
Wanting to wake their spouse up to tell them one last time that love them and kiss their children goodbye but knowing doing so would make it that much harder when they step out that door wondering will I ever see them again. They took a deep breath picked up their gear and and stepped out to go do what was needed for us all. The memories of them should not be gone with them, we should all remember their sacrifice and the families who have lost them on this day and teach our children that freedoms we have come at the greatest cost one could give laying their life down for their brothers and sisters in arms and all of us here back home.
Rest in peace my brothers and sisters.