Hecate says
important things about this day. You might like "
He Loved Horses" which is my take on the idea that war hurts not just those who die from it quickly.
In the late 1990s my dog died on Memorial Day. I deposited her ashes under a tree with surface roots which made the shape of a heart. The site is on a hill, near the dog park where she used to play.
Despite the trees being coniferous shade-givers, there are always wild flowers in that little heart-shaped garden in spring, summer and fall. We continue. Perhaps in some other form.