MEMORIAL DAY

It seems funny to me that this day was only officially a national holiday beginning in 1971.  I can't remember when there wasn't a Memorial Day even though I've been here long before 1971.

Before then, we called it Decoration Day.  Since the Civil War, it was the day people went to the cemeteries and put flowers (decorations) on the graves of those who fought and died.  Memorial Day carries on that tradition for all those who died in all wars.

Think about those who died.  What an awesome sacrifice.  Try to imagine a parent or your spouse or your sons or daughters dying in a war.   If you can't even imagine it, you are so lucky.
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