on May 26th, 2012 
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes!” ~Maya Angelou
The Smutketeers would like to say Happy Memorial Day (weekend)! We deal with fictional heroes every day, and we would be lying if we said that no credit should go to the selfless men and women who have voluntarily offered their lives and their youth to ensure we can write what we want, say what we want, love who we want, and live in a world that is always striving to be better. To be free.
Whatever your core beliefs, on this one thing we can all agree-we know someone who knows a hero. One of my own geeky idols, Joseph Campbell, spent his life studying mythology, culture and the hero’s journey. He said, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”
So for a moment this weekend, in between the family/friend gatherings, the bbq on the grill, the parades and the trips to the beach…think about them. The real heroes who don’t shift into werewolves or have telepathic powers (we think). The human men AND women who have that extra something inside them that makes them sign up and put themselves in harm’s way to ensure the rest of us have the right to choose. Those long past and those still waiting to come home for that welcoming kiss. Think about them and thank them.
Have fun Smutkedettes! Happy Memorial Day!
And if you want to share who you think about and thank this weekend on this post…You can have a chance to win a Got Your 6 T-shirt! Winner will be announced on Tuesday!
***UPDATE***
The winner has been announced in the thread! Congratulations!!
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I’m thankful for all the men and women who courageously serve and protect our country everyday.
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by Phuong May 26th, 2012 at 11:09 amA big thank you to all our heroes, be them men or women or animals (K-9), your protection of our country makes me a very proud American!
by Eva P. May 26th, 2012 at 12:39 pmI’m thinking about all who have served and died in the US Military and I thank them so very much for their sacrifice and dedication to our/my Freedom fight
by chadro May 26th, 2012 at 12:54 pmI’m definitely grateful to the brave and wonderful men and women who protect and serve this country.
Always good to have a reminder of what Memorial Day is all about.
by Limecello May 26th, 2012 at 1:48 pmI tell my hubs everyday how thankful I am for him serving in the military and police . I spent some time this week at the veterans center volunteering some time and will do it again Wednesday to celebrate all these amazing men and women. Please send my love to any of yours who have served or are serving xoxoxo
by Dawn May 26th, 2012 at 4:20 pmHave a safe and wonderful day
I thank the men that have served with my hubby for 2 deployments and brought him home safe. I also thank and think of the ones who never made it home.
by Kaylyn Davis May 26th, 2012 at 4:39 pmI am thankful for my Dad who served in the Army for 20 years. I got my daddy back when so many others did not. THAT is what I am thankful for the most. I wish everyone would have a happy ending as well.
by Sheila May 26th, 2012 at 5:34 pmI come from a military family. My father and father in law both retired from the military. My husband, bother and 3 brothers in law are also military. I have a lot to be thankful for.
by DebraG May 26th, 2012 at 5:57 pmEveryday I am thankful for the military. I am a civilian working on a state military post. Most of the people around me have had atleast one tour overseas. I am proud and thankful of all of them.
by Tiana May 26th, 2012 at 6:40 pmI thank all who serve, and have served.
by chey May 26th, 2012 at 7:36 pmI have had the good fortune to interact with several of our military men and women who are serving and I appreciate all of these heroes who are unselfishly serving their country at great personal sacrifice and I am grateful to their families as well.
by ELF May 26th, 2012 at 10:31 pmI love Memorial Day (Weekend)! As a family we try to Thank our Military Men and Women whenever we see them. One of the traditions we have is to plant flags at our local cemetary on the gravesites of those who have served. My 2 young sons really love it. We also walk in the Memorial Day parade with the Boy Scouts. Our final tradition is to go to Jefferson Barrack Cemetary and have a beer and whiskey with our grandpas who served in WWII. I can see my boys already have that honor that comes with knowing who to thank.
by Mel B May 27th, 2012 at 6:54 amMel
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Today as I watched the small parade in my neighborhood, I think of those who served like my uncles and those that are in the military today. My uncle’s two grandsons are signing up for the Navy after high school. I am both honored and thankful that there are young men and women who will put themselves in harms way to protect this country and what it stands for. Freedom is a choice we have in the great USA and it is days like this that we can remember it comes with a price. To all our service men and women; past, present and future, Thank you and Bless you!!
by Suzie May 27th, 2012 at 9:12 amI just want to say thank you to all who have fought to protect us and our freedoms. May those overseas come home safe and soon
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by Wedding DJ Austin May 28th, 2012 at 1:03 pmLimecello you are the winner! Send me an email at r.g.alexander@hotmail.com with your address so I can send you your prize :)
And thanks everyone for participating!
by R.G. Alexander May 29th, 2012 at 8:54 pm