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“Memorial Day 2011 is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 30 in 2011). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. soldiers who died while in the military service. […] Begun as a ritual of remembrance and reconciliation after the Civil War, by the early 20th century, Memorial Day was an occasion for more general expressions of memory, as ordinary people visited the graves of their deceased relatives, whether they had served in the military or not.” [emphasis added]
— 30th May in 2011 (memorialday2011.org)
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| Mom and her Sunshine (circa 1950) |
She passed away 80½ years later on Memorial Day (the traditional date) May 30, 1999.
I miss her.
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