Memorial Day should make you a little uncomfortable. Because sacrifice should never be comfortable. But from that discomfort can come gratitude. And from gratitude, a commitment to live betternot in guilt, but in honor.And yet sadly, for most Americans, it merely marks the start of summer. Its beach chairs and burgers, sales and three-day weekendsa reprieve from work with little thought given to the sacrifice this day was meant to honor. But for those of us whove stood on foreign soil, witness to teammates who never came home, Memorial Day is a hauntingbut beautiful reckoning we face each year.Theres a harsh truth about war that never leaves you: the fallen gave everything in an instantand the living carry it for a lifetime.ON MEMORIAL DAY, LEE GREENWOOD REMEMBERS AMERICA'S HEROES: NEVER TAKE FREEDOM FOR GRANTEDWe, like other generations before us, have lost teammates, more than we care to count, some to bullets and bombs, others to the invisible wounds they carried back with them. Brave souls who gave everythingnot for politics or glorybut for love of country and you. For an ideal, the American ideal of what we stand for and the potential of what we can become. And therein lies the covenant between the living and the fallen: they laid down their lives for a belief, an idealan unbreakable faith in us and our potential to become something greater.This is hard to explain to those who havent served, and we dont blame anyone for that. Less than 1% of Americans serve in the armed forces today. Only about 5% of Americans have ever worn the uniform. Most live free of any direct connection to war. Thats not a condemnationits a consequence of the freedoms we enjoy, protected by those willing to fight and die for them.But that disconnection has made Memorial Day more misunderstood and underappreciated with each passing year.One way to bridge that divide is to listento learn the stories of those who gave everything. This Memorial Day, FOX Nation is releasing a powerful new series, "The Unsung of Arlington," honoring five extraordinary Americans laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. From John Glenn to Jane Delano, their lives remind us what courage, sacrifice, and unwavering belief in this nation truly look like. The series doesnt just tell their storiesit keeps their legacies alive. If youve ever wondered how to honor the fallen, start by learning who they were.Memorial Day is not about glorifying war. Its about honoring those who gave up everything so the rest of us could live in peace, prosperity, and yescomfort.Its about men and women like Darrik Benson (USN), John Brown (USAF), Shannon Kent (USN), Joshua Wheeler (USA), Edward Smith (USMC), and countless others whose names never made headlines but whose legacies live on in the quiet grief of Gold Star families and the unwavering loyalty of those who fought beside them.Memorial Day is not a celebrationits a remembrance of both their sacrifice and the covenant left upon us. A day when the living should ask themselves one question: Am I living a life worthy of their sacrifice?No one is asking you to feel guilty. They fought so you wouldnt have to. But what they askwhat they hopeis that for one day out of the year, Americans pause to reflect on the cost of the freedoms they so casually enjoy. Reflect on the blessings of safety, security, and opportunity. Reflect on the cost paid by strangers so that your kids can play in the yard without fear.And maybedo something more.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONTeach your kids about the meaning of the day. Toast to the fallen. Or simply take a moment of silencereal silence. That silencethat discomfortis where gratitude begins. And from gratitude comes action.This Memorial Day, enjoy your freedom. But dont forget where it came from.Its not a holiday. Its a headstone.For those of us who came home, for those who never did, and for those who never had to goits a covenant. One that we, as Americans, cannot and must not ever break.Never Forget. Forever Honor.God Bless America.Mike Sarraille is host of the brand-new Fox Nation series "The Unsung of Arlington" available right now onFoxNation.com.Kirk Offel is a former Navy Submariner and Founder/CEO of Overwatch Mission Critical.