http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/05/31/memorial-day-a-time-to-reflect/ Discuss the local stories and questions. Mon, 20 May 2013 01:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/05/31/memorial-day-a-time-to-reflect/comment-page-1/#comment-8385 Tae T. Denimore Tue, 31 May 2011 21:46:00 +0000 http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/05/31/memorial-day-a-time-to-reflect/#comment-8385 I  agree about making sure this holiday is about what it is supposed to be about, however as with any death there comes celebration. For me it is about the picnic and the memorial as well. I respect the men who have fallen and I think it is ok to celebrate that aspect of it all. I say have your picnics, but make sure you remember why you are having them. War is a sad thing. PEACE

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