There was a parade that went through Rosebank in Staten Island, NY, but I don’t remember paying much attention to the reason behind the holiday. Memorial Day, for my non-military family, was about barbeques and family, laughter and fun. The fourth Monday in May each year, today is the day we remember the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect our freedom as Americans. Or perhaps “all gave some, but some gave all.” Or even, in the words of Lee Greenwood, “I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free and I won’t forget the men who died and gave that right to me!” There are countless colloquialisms, sayings, poems and songs that can be applied to Memorial Day.Īn unofficial holiday that sprung from the ashes of the Civil War, Memorial Day, as we know it, came to be in 1971. You’ve heard it said before: we are the home of the free because of the brave. The Home of the Free Because of the Brave
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