here is national correspondent jeff barnd. "] jeff: criticized for holding cell phones above all else, millennials will inherit something far more meaningful that past generations learned to cherish. honoring those who sacrifice their lives for all of us will become their responsibility. >> i know that we are supposed to remember something. i am not exactly sure what it is. >> i think we are ungrateful. >> behind every memorial i see thousands of lives sacrificed. >> they would rather have us their deaths. >> it started out of decoration day, born from the civil war and designated to decorate graves of the comrades who died in the defense of their country. it has evolved to the unofficial start of summer with family gathering and parties. >> the pool is usually open. ice cream shops and stuff. jeff: technology has changed but human behavior has not. millennials are no different than any other young generation preceding them. organizer for one of america's largest memorial day parades sees millennials carrying on 151 years of re