Mildred and Ircel Harrison with Ircel, Jr., in November 1944 As you might expect on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, the worship leader invited all of the veterans and currently serving military personnel in the morning service to stand. I did not think much about this until my wife mentioned the next day that there weren’t many people standing. My grandfather was on a ship heading to Europe when the Armistice was declared in World War One. My Dad served in the Pacific during World War Two. My Army service included a tour in Vietnam. My son was planning on military service but an accident prevented him from serving. Although none of us wanted to go to war, we were not averse to serving our country in the military and even considered it an honor. War is not what it used to be. We no longer have a draft. Those who serve in the military do so voluntarily. The two World Wars in the last century had a major impact on our c...
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