MEMORIAL DAY

[Jeff Silvertooth]

CALS Cooperative Extension Personnel:


In May 1868, General John A. Logan, in his capacity as commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic - the organization for Union Civil War
veterans - issued a proclamation that "Decoration Day" should be observed
nationwide and annually.  He ordered that all posts decorate the graves of
the country's war dead with flowers on May 30, saying: "We should guard
their graves with sacred vigilance. ... Let pleasant paths invite the coming
and going of reverent visitors and fond mourners. Let no neglect, no ravages
of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have
forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic."

Today, Decoration Day -- now known as Memorial Day -- is still celebrated by
adorning the graves of U.S. Service Members killed in battle and
memorializing them with parades, services and ceremonies.  We have also
extended the tradition to honor all of our family and friends who have gone
before us.  

Memorial Day is also the official start of summer, and I hope the long
weekend offers you a chance to relax and spend some time with family and
friends.  Whether you are on the water (where you can find it out here), at
the park, at a ball game, traveling or cooking out, it is most important
that you do it safely.  

Thank you for your dedication and hard work in support of CALS Cooperative
Extension. Have a great, safe Memorial Day weekend!

Jeff

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