Memorial

The hat was the crowning achievement of the whole ensemble. He wore a navy suit, a white dress shirt, and a red tie. But the hat. His mother tried to persuade him not to wear it. Yet it’s hard to reason with a seven-year-old. Especially when he loves the hat. Especially when it has his favorite player’s signature on it. Especially because it’s the hat his dad gave him right before he went off to Afghanistan. Veterans Day is to thank the living. Memorial Day is to remember those who have passed. His mother let him wear the baseball cap.