I am embarrassed & ashamed of my faulty memory again this year. Today I was playing some inane trivia game online, when, about 10 questions into the quiz, I realized the theme of the quiz was D Day. Every year the date of June 6th continues to not resonate in my feeble brain.

As a child of a WWII veteran, this date should at the least old some significance to myself & others of my age group.

Over 9,000 American troops were killed or physically wounded. Countless thousands of others were psychologically scarred for life from that horrific event. The memories of those heroic troops are still so vivid to this day that when the film, "Saving Private Ryan" was released, the U. S. Veterans Administration opened up a "hotline"to deal with the D Day survivors experiencing flash backs.

I'm not suggesting that a national holiday be declared honoring D Day. I do think that at the very least, every broadcast media outlet should shout it out every hour to remind idiots like myself, what a true sacrifice these gallant troops of all branches of the military did to stop an absolute madman from his dream of world conquest & the annihilation of the human race.

Again my apology, for being so wrapped up in my little world, to momentarily forget one of the most important events in American history & those who participated in keeping us free to be wrapped up in our own little worlds.