Ironic, isn’t it, that the same “Memorial Day Weekend!” that kicks off Summer Surf & Sun! is also a solemn, sad remembrance (not a “holiday”) that’s personal to families and friends who lost loved ones in an American war—any war, and that’s also public, because the post World War II prosperity that many, but not all, Boomers enjoyed, was paid for by courageous men and women, mostly young, who sacrificed their life for ours.
We owe them a debt, to properly honor their memory, somehow fitting that sentiment between the brews and BBQ’s
During WWII, “I’ll Be Seeing You” was an “unofficial anthem” for American troops serving overseas, and everyone ranging from Frank Sinatra to Willie Nelson to Eric Clapton has recorded it.
Here’s the gold standard: Billie Holiday.