Letter of the Day (May 26): Memorial Day

We can disagree about the policies, but not about their contributions.

May 23, 2014 at 11:18PM
Volunteer Shannon Day of Boston helps to plant some of the 37,000 flags at the Boston Common, Wednesday, May 22, 2014, in memory of every fallen service member from the Revolutionary War to the present. The flags will be on display throughout Memorial Day weekend. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) ORG XMIT: MIN2014052218372266
Volunteer Shannon Day of Boston helps to plant some of the 37,000 flags at the Boston Common, Wednesday, May 22, 2014, in memory of every fallen service member from the Revolutionary War to the present. The flags will be on display throughout Memorial Day weekend. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) ORG XMIT: MIN2014052218372266 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

On this Memorial Day, I hope that Americans honor both the memory and the mission of those who defended our nation.

Reasonable people can disagree with how our leaders pursued U.S. military missions in the past, but no reasonable person can fault our soldiers for their opposition to fascism, dictatorships, communism, terrorism and the lack of basic human rights.

Our veterans stood for the right principles. Our leaders should do the same thing when constructing our foreign policy.

Corby Pelto, Plymouth
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