Memorial Day then and now

FIle Photo John Vale, chaplain for VFW Post 1032 Hobe Sound, salutes in honor of the 31 names their chapter has lost in the past year during a previous Memorial Day remembrance ceremony in Stuart.

FIle Photo
John Vale, chaplain for VFW Post 1032 Hobe Sound, salutes in honor of the 31 names their chapter has lost in the past year during a previous Memorial Day remembrance ceremony in Stuart.

Patrick McCallister
For Veteran Voice
While Memorial Day means barbeques and sales for some, for others it’s among the most sacred of our civil holidays. It’s the day when we honor those who’ve died in service to our nation.
How’d it get started? That’s a more complex question than it might seem. Back in the ‘60s, President Lyndon Johnson signed a proclamation declaring Waterloo, N.Y., the birthplace of Memorial Day on May 30, 1866. The National Memorial Day Museum is even in the village. Done deal, Decoration Day, now Memorial Day, started in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
Not so fast.

To Read More Subscribe Here