On this Memorial Day, the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) wants to remember all of the U.S. men and women who died while in the military service.  You will never be forgotten. It's worth mentioning that the nation's national security needs to be maintained.  In AAM's book Manufacturing a Better Future for America, Michael Webber (a professor at the University of Texas) reported on a worrying decline in the U.S. defense industrial base.  Webber says that the "United States defense industrial base suffered a massive erosion of capability between 2001 and 2008," and there is evidence to suggest that 13 of the nation's 16 key industrial sectors are eroding despite their ongoing importance for national defense. As we commemorate this Memorial Day it's worth remembering the sacrifices made to build this country and the importance of maintaining a self-sufficient defense base.