The True Meaning of Memorial Day Weekend, 2025 Edition

Memorial Day weekend is often associated with the start of the summer season here in America. With the TV full of stores advertising Memorial Day Weekend sales, many people have forgotten the true meaning of today and this holiday. A few years ago, I created this mixed media digital photo painting over the Memorial Day weekend to remind people of all the lost people fighting to keep our wonderful country free.

I want to wish a Happy Memorial Day Weekend to all the veterans. Although I’m not a veteran (I still remember my draft number, 304), many of my friends served in the armed forces. Too many of them are printed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall located in the National Mall in Washington, DC. When I graduated high school in 1972, the service was not a popular option – it was the middle of the Vietnam War.

Still, I’m very proud of my time working for DoD. For almost a decade, I was a civilian contractor technical writer working for the group that ran the mainframe computers at the Pentagon. Working with the military personnel, I learned that this day still means something special to my former co-workers. I especially learned the meaning of Memorial Day Weekend while watching co-workers who had to deal with the life of having spouses deployed on the battlefield.

Be safe and have a great Memorial Day Weekend. Just remember to take a moment and think about the real reason why we celebrate this holiday weekend.

Golf a la Cart Book Update

Now available on Amazon.com this Memorial Day Weekend +

+the digital eBook version of my new book “Golf a la Cart: Selected Adventures on the Golf Course.” The paperback version is scheduled for publication this Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

From 1990 – 2010, I traveled, took photographs, played golf courses, and wrote articles for regional golf magazines. “Golf a la Cart” is a book containing a selection of golf travel articles. Chapters include golf courses in Williamsburg, Virginia, Myrtle Beach, Golf Courses in Jamaica, Golf Courses in the Piedmont, and the Maverick Golf Trail.

“Golf a la Cart” also contains articles and columns I wrote about the golf environment. Subjects include Golf Etiquette, Senior Golfer, Being a Guest at a Country Club, LPGA is Better (LPGA vs PGA), Play it Forward, Going Home (to play golf), Golf with Jack (my father and my beginnings in golf) and Tiger Woods 2.0.

You can buy “Golf a la Cart” in eBook and format on Amazon.com this Memorial Day Weekend. The paperback version is scheduled to be published later this week, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

P.B.S. Studios

P.B.S. Studios is a feature and content writer/photography/digital painting company that has written and published over a hundred articles for newspapers, magazines, and online publications. I’ve also had many other photographs published as illustrations in commercial and textbook publications. As a digital photo painter, I’ve displayed my work in shops, libraries, galleries, restaurants, commercial buildings (including Manassas City Hall), and banners.

Check out the gallery section on my website, www.pbsstudios.com, to see digital paintings and other examples of my work. Please Note: All photographs and digital paintings are for sale this Memorial Day Weekend. You can purchase my digital paintings online through my Etsy Store.