While Memorial Day tends to herald the beginning of the summer season with barbecues, beaches and possibly the first sunburn of the season, the “holiday” is truly a day for mourning and honoring the military members who have fought and died for our freedom.

As author/writer Tamra Bolton said... “This is the day we pay homage to all those who didn’t come home. This is not Veterans Day, it’s not a celebration, it is a day of solemn contemplation over the cost of freedom.”

The Commissioners, Chiefs, Officers and members of the Pleasant Valley Fire District all stand and salute all those who never made it back home. The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.

“We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.”