Today, in my little town, they are having a memorial day parade.
I am sorry, but Memorial day is May 30th, not May 24th!!
My father was in both WWI amd WWII. I wish I knew more about what he did in the war, but he died when I was a little girl and I never got to ask him. I do know that he was over in Germany and France during WWII. I also know that he was a member of some kind of secret service and my mother often did not know where he was.
I think we should honor all our troops, both alive and passed on, but please remember that next Friday is Memorial day.
Memorial Day
May 24th, 2008 at 03:18 pm
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For many years, our town just had a small ceremony that mostly veterans attended. Everyone else had picnics and 3-day weekends. A veteran and Bataan Death March survivor who lived here finally changed all that and got the whole town honoring the sacrifice of our fallen soldiers.
That's far more significant to me than arguing the date that it should be celebrated on.