The history of Memorial Day and how it has evolved from its Civil War origins | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/memorial-day-decoration-civil-war-memorial-b2983170.html
It's Memorial Day. A proper day of remembrance and appreciation.
Ought not Memorial Day be mirrored by a day in which we remember the errors and follies of our leaders that led to the deaths of soldiers, sailors, and airmen?
Examples: Polk's war against Mexico, McKinley's war against Spain, Kennedy/Johnson/Nixon's Vietnam, trump/hogsbreath wars against Iran and Venezuela, etc etc.
Such would be a good day to remember that in the USA, the decision to engage …
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Memorial Day, an occasion to honor America’s war dead, originated from attempts to heal from war and prevent its recurrence.
First called Decoration Day, the holiday involved decorating the graves of Civil War soldiers and commemorating their sacrifices.
Some leaders at the time promoted the idea that the holiday could advance post-war reconciliation between the North and the South.
(Though that desire for reconciliation conflicted, to some extent, with advancing redress fo…
“Pirate Ships”
Judy Collins
Pulling together a nautical memorial @… radio episode for the week of my father’s funeral
He was career Navy, licensed for “Any Craft, Any Ocean”
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Loved Judy Collins and folk music that didn’t get too political
Not sure what he thought of romanticizing pirates 🏴☠️
Dominic Cortese
Wenn wir Merz, Spahn, Reiche, Linnemann und dem Rest der menschenverachtenden Truppe jeweils 50 mio. Euro zahlen würden, damit sie sich aus der Politik zurückziehen, wäre das noch deutlich günstiger als die absolut nutzlose Subvention der Mineralölkonzerne (vulgo Tankrabatt), die reine Verschwendung ist, während ein Rückzug der nutzlosen Regierung nachhaltig wäre.
to those who made the ultimate sacrifice 🇺🇸 #usa #memorialday #fyp