by Anura Guruge
on May 28, 2023
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Here is a CLASSIC example, on ‘Facebook’ today.
‘Memorial Day‘ is NOT a celebratory holiday though most Americans do not appear to appreciate that. Many, especially the young, think of it in terms of cookouts, going to the beach & the start of Summer. A shame. It is also not a generalized holiday to remember, memorialize & honor all departed.
It is a VERY specific & special holiday.
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a U.S. Federal Holiday for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces.
That is it. Period. Nothing more. Nothing less.
For honoring & mourning those that died IN SERVICE.
It is NOT meant to be a HAPPY DAY.
It is meant to be a sober day! Yep …. (SMILE).
Yes, this is one of my yearly pet peeves. People just not appreciating what Memorial Day is all about.
A couple of years ago we even had a draft-dodging U.S. President that wished the Nation a ‘Happy Memorial Day’! What can I say! NO. Happy is NOT appropriate. Think about it.
