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The real meaning of Memorial Day

Memorial Day has come to signify the start of summer for many Americans and is often celebrated with cookouts, family get-togethers, road races and concerts. But the real meaning of Memorial Day has, for too many Americans, gotten lost in holiday hoopla.   Memorial Day was created as an occasion to honor those who have [...]

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Memorial Day 2011

By Oliver North QUANTICO NATIONAL CEMETERY — When I was a kid, we called May 30 “Decoration Day.” It was an occasion for Boy Scouts to be up before dawn and report, in uniform, to the American Legion hall. There, Cub Scouts would be paired with older Boy Scouts, organized into detachments of a dozen [...]

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IT’S ON: PALIN HITS THE TRAIL

  IT’S ON: PALIN HITS THE TRAIL Thur May 26 2011 Sarah Palin will hit the road this Memorial Day weekend on a tour of the Northeast — with a stop in New Hampshire — aboard a red, white and blue bus emblazoned with the words: “One Nation Under God, Indivisible, With Liberty & Justice [...]

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A Memorial Day Message From Carly Fiorina

Today, we honor the men and women who have died in service to our nation. Memorial Day is a time of remembrance and respect for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our flag and the freedoms for which it stands. Although we mourn the passing of these honorable servicemembers with somber [...]

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Memorial Day 2010

By:  Oliver North ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. – This is the place that receives the most attention on Memorial Day, though it is but one of 141 national cemeteries in the United States and 24 others located on foreign soil. Many of our countrymen will observe this “last Monday in May” holiday with travel, shopping [...]

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President Obama will skip Memorial Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery

By Anne E. Kornblut and Ed O’Keefe Washington Post Staff  Writers President Obama is skipping the traditional Memorial Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery, a move that has dismayed some veterans — and comes at a sensitive moment in the administration’s relationship with the military. Instead of speaking at Arlington, as he did last year and [...]

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