Memorial Day was originally instituted to honor and remember those who had died in defense of the Union and to end slavery in the Civil War. My wife's mother used to tell us about the parades of Civil War veterans, many getting pretty old at that point, in Cleveland when she was a child on what they still called Decoration Day. Sadly, th…
Memorial Day was originally instituted to honor and remember those who had died in defense of the Union and to end slavery in the Civil War. My wife's mother used to tell us about the parades of Civil War veterans, many getting pretty old at that point, in Cleveland when she was a child on what they still called Decoration Day. Sadly, the Day was founded at the same time as the traitors that tried to destroy the United States in order to preserve slavery were being let off from facing any consequences for their sedition. Some things never change, and it may well be that the failure to hold the leaders of the Confederacy responsible for their crimes has led to the failure to hold Donald Trump responsible for his crimes. One thing that has sadly changed is that states like Ohio and Indiana and too many others have completely forgotten the many young men from their states who gave their lives to save the Union between 1861 and 1865. Not to mention the contrast between what the original Republican Party was in 1860 and the horrible monstrosity that the Republican Party is now. Never forget the original purpose of Memorial Day.
Memorial Day was originally instituted to honor and remember those who had died in defense of the Union and to end slavery in the Civil War. My wife's mother used to tell us about the parades of Civil War veterans, many getting pretty old at that point, in Cleveland when she was a child on what they still called Decoration Day. Sadly, the Day was founded at the same time as the traitors that tried to destroy the United States in order to preserve slavery were being let off from facing any consequences for their sedition. Some things never change, and it may well be that the failure to hold the leaders of the Confederacy responsible for their crimes has led to the failure to hold Donald Trump responsible for his crimes. One thing that has sadly changed is that states like Ohio and Indiana and too many others have completely forgotten the many young men from their states who gave their lives to save the Union between 1861 and 1865. Not to mention the contrast between what the original Republican Party was in 1860 and the horrible monstrosity that the Republican Party is now. Never forget the original purpose of Memorial Day.