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MY FAVORITE RECIPES By Dee Bryson: Memorial Day 2018

Palouse's Hayton Green Park’s Roll of Honor recognizes area veterans for their service.

Memorial Day was first recognized as Decoration Day. It was originally to help us remember all those who died during the Civil War. Never before had so many died during battle. Soon national cemeteries began to appear and Decoration Day was established in 1868 to help honor those lives by decorating their graves. The holiday was held on May 30 each year through 1970. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress and is now celebrated on the last Monday of the month.

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