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remember the reason we have the day" Memorial Day MemoriesSite NewsMemorial Day 2019New Football Isaiah Prince Jersey ,9commentsIt's Memorial Day. Please take a moment to remember the reason we have the dayEDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Memorial Day 2019TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesWe have once again reached Memorial Day, and as I do every year here on The Phinsider, I like to ask all of you to please remember why this holiday exists. We all enjoy the long weekend, and it is usually highlighted by hanging out with friends and family around the grill as summer unofficially begins. It is a great weekend, but it is one that is meant to recognize those who sacrificed so that we can all enjoy moments and days like this.Over the years, Memorial Day has become a second Veterans Day, with the focus on the service member, but that is not the point of the day. While service members are never going to complain about receiving your thanks, that is not what the day is for. It is, instead, about the Soldiers, Sailors Isaiah Prince Miami Dolphins Jerseys , Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who cannot be with us. The ones who truly gave everything they had, including their own lives, so that we can continue to enjoy our way of life. It's for the men and women buried in Arlington National Cemetery, veterans cemeteries all around the country - and world - and for the ones who may never come home.As the saying goes, "All gave some, some gave all."Today is not about the all.Today is about the some.Friends and family members who left and did not come home. The service members who are remembered with crosses, Stars of David, crescents, and headstones. The service members that still lie on a battlefield somewhere in the world, and may never get the chance to be laid to rest with the rest of their family or comrades.Today is about people like Sergeant Christopher Taylor Miami Dolphins Jerseys Stitched , Specialist Russell Nahvi, Sergeant Arthur Mora, Specialist Jose Rosario, Captain Kevin Smith, Specialist Lex Nelson, Specialist Joseph Lucas, Sergeant First Class Jonathan Lowery, Sergeant Benjamin Portell, Captain Rowdy Inman, Staff Sergeant Bryant Mackey, Staff Sergeant Chad Caldwell, Specialist Alex Gonzalez Super Bowl Isaiah Prince Jersey , Sergeant Jose Regalado, Specialist Corey Shea, Corporal Andrew Wilfahrt, and Private First Class Robert Friese.And now, for the first time, I have to add a name to my annual list that I cannot believe I have to add. Today is for Major Christopher Nogle. My brother. I love him and miss him so damn much every day. Today is about him, and so very many others.Today is a day to remember that freedom is not free.Today is a day to remember the service members who died while serving our country.Have fun today and tonight. Enjoy the unofficial start to summer. Hopefully you are grilling some great meat and enjoying great weather. Be smart if you are drinking, and don't drive.But, somewhere today, take a moment to remember why we have Memorial Day. Kenyan Drake is the favorite to win the Dolphins’ starting running back job with the departure of Frank Gore, who started 14 games and led the team in rushing last season.But Kalen Ballage isn’t conceding the job.“I’m a competitor. That’s what I do; that’s who I am,” Ballage said Football Isaiah Prince Jersey , via quotes distributed by the team. “It doesn’t really matter who has the most playing time in the past or anything like that. I’m going forward and ready to do my thing.”The departures of Gore to Buffalo and Brandon Bolden to New England have left a devoid of experience at the position. Drake, a third-round pick in 2016, is the veteran of the group now. The Dolphins made Ballage a fourth-round choice last year.In 12 games, Ballage had 36 rushes for 191 yards and a touchdown, while catching nine passes for 56 yards. That includes a 75-yard run against the Vikings in Week 15.He expects more chances this season.“Obviously I’m not a guy that’s ever satisfied, really,” Ballage said. “I always want more out of everything, so there were some things that I could have done better. I’ll have a chance to make it right this season.”