Letters

Memorial Day Memorial Day number 152 has come and gone.

The exact number varies as five different years and many different places claim its origination.

They are all connected to the Civil War, freeing slaves, and the horrendous casualties and destruction that resulted.

President Johnson was the one who made it a national holiday although not all of the states honor the day.

My first recall of Memorial Day was shortly before Pearl Harbor when families went to the cemeteries to honor ancestors in addition to Veterans.

Afterwards, we had a picnic, viewed photographs and shared memories.

The vast...