MEMORIAL DAY 2025

A park, in my town, has hosted a 
TRAVELING VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL, this Memorial Day weekend.
I have seen the original, in Washington DC, & this memorial is every
bit as meaningful.  Every night, at 10PM taps are played: & today,
a ceremony will happen to honor all who died during this war.
Every single one of them will be remembered.

All over the world folks sent crochet red Poppies to adorn the fences.
(EXTRA)  Exhibits, all along the memorial, made it meaningful. (EXTRA)
A city park has been turned into hallowed ground.

On MEMORIAL DAY, we honor our nation's combat dead, beginning with the 
Civil War.  This day, is second only to Independence Day (July 4th):
"no day calls out the patriotic feeling of our people like Memorial Day."
(NY TIMES)