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Memorial Day is a day reserved to honor the men and women who died while they were military.
Many of us go to cemeteries, memorials or family reunions.
However, what does Memorial Day look like for those who are still here?
Veteran of the Army, Dave Logosz, of Dickinson, North Dakota, served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1971 as a sniper.
He said he still remember entering the army while he was just a 21 year old student in Dickinson.
"I've had a lot of other friends who have been recruited.I thought it was something different and that I would try it.I felt a feeling of patriotism, "said Logosz.
Friday morning, while he was sitting in the living room with his wife Cathy, he watched a group of pictures of his time in the army. More than 40 years later, he still remembers the men he had served with but became friends.
Logosz said that he still remembered a lot about Vietnam, how hot it was and how rainy it was, but that he was also being shot at and that he was bursting at leg.
"I learned the definition of two words when I was in Vietnam, one was tired and the other scared".
He stated that when he returned home to Dickinson, he was treated very well, compared to how veterans were treated in other parts of the country during that time.
However, he said the transition to civilian life was difficult; he is currently suffering from PTSD.
"As a result of that, you have nightmares at night and you remember your friends who were killed and wounded in action," Logosz said.
The retired army veteran said he was very supportive of the region's veterans.
In fact, he is president of the Stark County Veterans Memorial Association. In 2015, his dream of bringing a memorial to Dickinson finally came true.
"It was my way of giving back to all the veterans of this community."
He said that he goes to the Stark County Veterans Memorial once a week and that he has other projects that he would like to do in the community to remember deceased veterans.
"Two people and I are studying the possibility of installing a veterans cemetery here in Stark County".
To date, Logosz has said the word Veteran was important to him.
"I am very proud to be a veteran".
Logosz said he would spend his Memorial Day at the Dickinson State University campus, along with other veterans from the area.
He also reported working with the North Dakota Injured Military Wildlife Project and District 8 US Legion riders.
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