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Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May (this year it's May 30), honors the war dead. Unofficially, the day honors the start of summer. (More on that in a moment.) The upcoming three-day weekend has prompted searches on Yahoo! for "when is memorial day," "what is memorial day," and "memorial day history." The day was originally known as "Decoration Day" because the day was dedicated to the Civil War dead, when mourners would decorate gravesites as a remembrance. The holiday was first widely observed on May 30, 1868, when 5,000 people helped decorate the gravesites of 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers buried at Arlington National Cemetery. (Some parts of the South still remember members of the Confederate Army with Confederate Memorial Day.) After World War I, the observances were widened to honor the fallen from all American wars--and in 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday. Towns across the country now honor military personnel with services, parades, and fireworks. A national moment of remembrance takes place at 3 p.m. At Arlington National Cemetery, headstones are graced with small American flags. This day is not to be confused with Veterans Day, which is observed on November 11 to honor military veterans, both alive and dead. However, confusion abounds anyway, with the weekend marking for many the kickoff of summer, and it is reserved for weekend getaways, picnics, and sales.
Dave Banks doing push-ups!
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Ron, Rich, Gordy, Jerry, Chris, Judy, Norma, Dennis, "Digger", and ?
Patty B., Nancy D., Chris R.: Mike, Jay, Pete, ?, and Dennis M.
Jay, John, Al, Don, & ?
Rick Poppa, Gary Boucher, Bill Boudreau
Dean Bell, Rich Whipple, Tom Brown, Doug Fox, & Joe Agius
Boudrea, Boucher, Dignan, Roberts, Fox, Brown, King, John & Dignan,
Gary Estermyer, Pete Glasgow, & ?
Cornell Osier, Tom Brown & Don Dignan
Bob Lamoureux, Bill Browning, Forest Manley, Frank Gilbo, Tom Brown, Aggie Little
Wreath and Bell
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Joe Agius, Aggie Little, Tom Brown, Frank Gilbo
Frank Gilbo, Forest Manley, Bill Browning, & Bob Lamoureux,
John Wallace and Al Kerbyson
President Jay Roberts
Jerry Thomason, Judy Thomason, Patty Bielskis, Chris Roberts and Dennis Mazdzen
?, Dominick Grake, John Iaquinta, Dennis Mozdzen, & Dennis Waling
Jay Roberts and Ouch
Bill Boudreau, Rick Popa, Rich Whipple, Vaughn Hull, Dennis Mozdzen
Ron King, Forest Manley, Joe Agius,
Ron Wroblewski
Joe Agius, Gary Boucher, Dennis Waling, Ron King, Bob Lamoueux
Plymouth's Memorial Day Ceremony. President Jay Roberts and Gary "The Bear" Kubik (back to us)
Photo from Heritage Newspaper
Thanks Dean Bell and Gary "The Bear" Kubik for the photos!
