By Satina Tolman
For The New Era
For a holiday marked by backyard barbecues, camping trips and retail sales, the veterans of Sweet Home and Lebanon say Memorial Day carries a much heavier meaning.
“Memorial Day is for the guys who didn’t come home,” said Michael Black, a Sweet Home resident who served 21 years in the U.S. Marine Corps.
For Black and many other veterans, the holiday is not one of celebration, but remembrance.…