My sister had a picnic yesterday for her husband's birthday. It was very chilly. Today is a beautiful, fairly warm and sunny day. If we were anywhere near a military cemetery, it would be a good day to take a contemplative walk.
In the course of researching family history, I've come across many military veterans in my family tree, including several Revolutionary War soldiers. As far as I can tell, no direct ancestor of mine was KIA. My grandfather came closest, being gassed in France on Nov. 10, 1918. He recovered from that serious injury, else my mother never would have been born.