Memorial equals memory

Memorial Day, dummies, is about memory.  Duh! Heard again about buying a veteran dinner this Memorial Day because it's all about him.  No, No, No. We have Veterans Day for honoring veterans. Memorial Day commemorates those who died (had their lives taken from them) in one of our wars.  Heard  too to "be extra attention" from a female, breathless copy reader scolding drivers to buckle up and don't drink or drive distracted.   Sobriety checkpoints will be 'manned' this weekend to GET YOU.  Oh please, deliver me from depression over reality in today's lost generation of Americans.

I saw students and teachers in Boston putting thousands of flags on graves of veterans for this Memorial Day commemoration.   Question?  How man were killed in action?