I have a Beer every Memorial day for the 6 good friends I no longer have. Although I retired in '06, I still miss it all dearly and would be back in tomorrow if there was a way. Today, and the 4th are two Holidays that grow ten fold in meaning every year since. I guess when I was in I never looked at it in any other way than it was just a "job" I liked doing.
For those friends and brothers who are no longer with us, and to those who are, I salute each and everyone of you.