[Boatanchors] Memorial Day

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Waterloo, NY is one of several towns claiming the "first" memorial day.

 

73 - Mac, K2GKK/5

Oklahoma City, OK

 

 
> Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 14:49:13 -0400
> From: rbethman at comcast.net
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> CC: gzook at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Memorial Day
> 
> The established "Day" of May 1868 was "Decoration Day".
> 
> Memorial Day was established as a national holiday by Congress in 1971.
> 
> <http://www.history.com/content/memorial/the-history-of-memorial-day>
> 
> N0DGN
> 
> Glen Zook wrote:
> > Memorial Day was established in May 1868 by the Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (the GAR was an organization of veterans who had served in the Union forces during the American Civil War - Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Revenue Cutter Service - now the United States Coast Guard). 
> >
> > This order is reproduced on the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War website at
> >
> > http://suvcw.org/logan.htm
> >
> > Glen, K9STH
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Bob - NØDGN
> 
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