The term “Memorial Day” has come to mean many things for us as Americans. It has come to mean a long weekend with family, a summer holiday complete with grilling out and popsicles, and a way to usher in summertime festivities. And yet, this day set aside to honor the sacrifice of so many men…
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The Meaning Behind Memorial Day.
“If silence is ever golden, it must be here beside the graves of fifteen thousand men, whose lives were more significant than speech, and whose death was a poem, the music of which can never be sung.” These words, spoken by James Garfield at Arlington Cemetery in 1868, embody the spirit of Memorial Day! Although…