So it's Memorial Day and obviously on Memorial Day we take a moment

We take a day to remember the fall and to remember the heroes who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to defend this nation defend our country

We honor the families who have lost loved ones in the pursuit of freedom to protect this great country

But beyond taking the time to remember

shouldn't we also

reflect and

Should we also reflect on mistakes that we've made as a country and things we could change moving forward in being more judicious

With the lives of our military men and women

Shant the people and charge shant their soul duty with our military men and women be to avoid casualties

Avoid sending them to unnecessary wars

So that we have less men and women who have to pay the ultimate sacrifice and the pursuit of freedom

So that's why I wanted to do this Memorial Day not only honor the fallen and honor their bravery and honor the people who give everything for this country that they love and that we love

But also take a time to reflect and one of those wars is Afghanistan

You know is a longest war in American history 20 years

Loss so many service members so many service men and women and

Afghanistan, so what are the lessons we could learn there?

What should we take from that and do differently moving forward and

Who better to talk to than Sean Pernell?

He is a former US Army Airborne Ranger who served in the legendary 10th Mountain Division for six years retiring as a captain

He received two bronze stars one for valor and a purple heart as well

He wrote the New York Times bestselling book outline platoon and he also wrote Man of War outlaw platoon

Details his 16 months in combat in Afghanistan 16 months in combat in Afghanistan

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