Bet you didn’t know it was called Decoration Day for close to a 100 years before it was a national holiday (1971), but the government gave the unions and working folks a day off on Monday, so as to keep them at…
Tag: Memorial Day
Bachelor’s Corner on Memorial Day Sunday
On Sundays, for over three years after my separation, I walked about a quarter of mile down the street to a Christian Church, in part because I liked the preacher, the son of an Army chaplain. And I liked the…
“Be Careful Where You Brag That Lie”
Memorial Day weekend is always filled with remembrances. The national press will cover national events such as the President laying a wreath at Arlington, and a other solemn events. Fox does more than most. Local talk radio usually turns over…