Today the nation observes Memorial Day, an official federal holiday since 1971, an unofficial one since the days following the Civil War, when there were 620,000 war dead to mourn (nearly half of all Americans who’ve fallen in battle). In my hometown, it was the day of our one annual parade. Â This gave it a […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:49AM on May 30, 2016