Gold Star father Steven McGhee, whose son, Army Cpl. Ryan McGhee, was killed in action in 2009, told Newsmax on Tuesday he wants people to know that Memorial Day is less about ushering in the summer season and more about honoring the fallen.
“I would like everyone to remember that it’s not all about picnics and starting the summer off with a bang and going to pool parties,” McGhee said on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.” “It’s basically service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. I’m honored that my son is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in section 16. But it’s also all the service people, men and women, who gave the ultimate sacrifice, who helped make this country free and stand where we are today, being the country that we are.
“I think that that’s what they really need to remember, is that these people, these service members, gave the ultimate sacrifice to keep us free and the way the world is right now.”
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