May 26th – Memorial Day 2014. A look at the rows and rows of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery leaves one with an enormous sense of humility and gratitude. On each headstone is the following information: Name, Rank, Military Branch, War, Date of Birth & Date of Death. What you don’t see is race or ethnicity. And you have no idea, nor do you care, if the vet was a Republican, Democrat or Independent. All you know is that there lies an American. An American who proudly ...served his/her nation so that the rest of us could remain free. This country today faces enormous challenges as we find ourselves divided like never before. Far too many hyphenated sub groups, all feeling somehow “aggrieved,” and each demanding its bigger “slice of the pie.” We can honor the servicemen & women no longer with us by taking a lesson from those buried at Arlington. Our nation can meet its challenges, but only if ALL OF US view ourselves first and foremost as Americans. P