Memorial Day commemorates those who died while serving in the military in wartime. Although many in my extended clan served in the armed forces, including me and my three older brothers who served in wartime, only one relative and only a few friends have died in the service during wartime. I honor them on this Memorial Day weekend.
But since, as has been pointed out, more people have died in civilian gun violence in the USA than in the ongoing wars our military has been fighting since its inception, I feel that there should also be a memorial day set aside for all the victims of gun violence at home here in the states, including members of the police, and the victims of police violence.
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