05/25/2026
Memorial Day is not just a long weekend, a cookout, or the unofficial start of summer.
For some of us, this day has names attached to it. Faces. Stories. Empty seats. Marines we served with, laughed with, struggled with, and lost.
As a Marine and veteran business owner, I carry this day differently. I am proud of my service, but Memorial Day is not about me. It is about the men and women who never got to take the uniform off, come home, raise families, build businesses, or grow old.
I have lost Marines close to me, and there is no way to fully explain that kind of loss unless you have lived it. You remember the phone calls, the conversations, the jokes, the sacrifices, and the reality that some people gave everything so the rest of us could live free.
So today, I ask that we all take a moment to pause. Say their names. Think about their families. Remember that freedom has a cost, and that cost was paid by some of the best among us.
From all of us at Dryer Vent Specialist, we honor the fallen today and every day.
Semper Fi.