It's more than a long weekend

DallasNews.com | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News: "It began with war heavy on Americans' minds, tears fresh, graves newly dug.

But with the passing decades, Memorial Day became something else – a three-day weekend, barbecues and parties and no longer a day to pause and remember.

'And that hurts,' said Richard E. Carey, a retired Marine lieutenant general who lives in Rockwall. 'It hurts a lot. So many people gave their lives for this country. It's a very, very sad thing that we've forgotten what this day is all about.'"