“Enjoy your long weekend” said the Vice President of the United States.

And yes, I want you to enjoy your long weekend. However, we need to remember why we have this long weekend.

To our service men and women who are currently serving: thank you.

To our service men and women who served: thank you.

To our service men and women who are no longer with us: thank you.

To the families of the men and women who served: thank you.

We have a long weekend because of the brave men and women fought for our freedom and won. We have a long weekend because there are many lives who are not here to celebrate because they sacrificed their life for our freedom.

Today, I want to thank every man and woman who has served. Because without you, this would not be a long weekend and this would not be America.

From the bottom of my heart, I truly appreciate the sacrifice you gave for my freedom. Thank you.

After 10 hours of deliberation, the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial has come back with a verdict. Chauvin was charged in the death of George Floyd.

On Tuesday, the jury in the case declared they found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty in all three charges against him. Chauvin was charged with second-degree murder —unintentional, while committing a felony; third-degree murder; and second-degree manslaughter,” according to the Wall Street Journal.

The judge in the case explained to the jury that “third-degree murder requires proof Mr. Chauvin caused Mr. Floyd’s death by committing an eminently dangerous act that was highly likely to cause death and showed a reckless disregard for human life. To convict Mr. Chauvin of second-degree manslaughter, the jurors would need to conclude that culpable negligence and reckless actions by Mr. Chauvin caused Mr. Floyd’s death.”

The judge also set the sentencing date to be 8 weeks from today.

After the jury announced their findings, the judge revoked Chauvin’s bail and remanded him into custody. On the courtroom livestream you could see Chauvin being taken into custody.