From Crawfish Boil to Forever Changed | Memorial Day with Military Heroes
Published June 29, 2023. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.
I had the opportunity to drive down to Missouri to spend Memorial Day with a childhood friend who is an Army Special Forces Veteran. While I went for the crawfish, I was left changed by the powerful stories of Army heroes that I’ll never forget.
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All the profits from the views of this video will be donated to sentinelsoffreedom.org. This is a charity Tony told me about.
My Trip to Missouri
My friend, Tony, called me up this past January and told me how he and his buddies from the military throw this huge crawfish boil every Memorial Day for friends and family and asked if I wanted to cook with them.
I, of course, told him that I would love to. Well, as I began talking to him in the months leading up to Memorial Day, he shared what happens throughout the day. He told me how it’d become a tradition for him and how he shares pictures of friends that he and his buddies lost overseas. Then he shared that there would be a table strategically set up for missing soldiers known as the “Missing Man” table.
As I learned more, I quickly realized that this day had nothing to do about me cooking alongside them. This day was for him and his friends, who he lost while serving in the Army. I wanted to make a video about him and his traditions on Memorial Day and share it with you all.
Crawfish Boil
As you’ll watch in the video, there’s no recipe for the crawfish boil. There’s just the guidance of a Louisiana native who shared how he boils crawfish. The goal is to ensure the boiling liquid is incredibly flavorful so that it seasons up whatever you’re cooking in it.
If you have any questions about that day or the crawfish boil itself, please reach out on Facebook or at this link.
Such a wonderful way to honor Tony and all who have served❣️ This will definitely be a family treasure❣️ Great gift for Tony’s grandpa’s 96th birthday TODAY❣️❣️❣️
This is awesome!
Thank You for sharing 💗
Absolutely
We thank all of our veterans for their service! Thank you Chef Billy for sharing this with all of us!
Hey Chef Billy, now this is one of those recipes I have never made. I have eaten it many times and I love it but I have never made one. I remember my brother and I going down to the River and catching these little critters on the weekends. I sure had a good time doing that. Our Dad when then make the meal. I have often wondered if I could do it or do a good job doing it. You all looked like you had a good time. Maybe I will give this a try and see where it takes me. Happy 4th of July Chef and thank you for all of your inspiring recipes. I have made so many of them already.
My husband did two tours in Viet Nam as a Green Beret. He came home profoundly changed by what he saw, did and lost there. He rarely talked about it, but the “survivor guilt” of coming home when others didn’t remained with him until he died. These are guys are my people. Thank you Billy, for this video and for honoring those who served. I am so grateful for the sacrifice they, and others, make on our behalf. God Bless them and all our military.
Thank you so much for this video!!! These men and women are to be honored and thanked. God bless them.
Wow, Chef! Thank you and Tony so much for this wonderful video. I’m reminded again of my friendship with the parents of a 19 year old neighbor who lost his life in Viet Nam. The wounds to his parents never healed. It’s so important to remember and be grateful to all the people who sacrifice for us. What a wonderful thing Tony is doing now to honor them. I am allergic and will never be able to enjoy a crawfish boil like this but I dream there will be a huge one at the party when I get to Heaven! Thanks for sharing this video and what you do for us with your cooking videos! I appreciate your talent.