Dayton Daily News, May 27th, 2005
Memorial Day weekend has become a lot like a religious holiday that has both sacred and secular aspects to it. There are events noting the primary pupose of the day -- remembering and honoring our fallen soldiers -- and there are activities that recognize how this weekend has become the unoffical kick-off for summer.
Pools open, the parks are filled with picnickers and we turn the corner from one season to another. The almost daily death of military personnel serving in conflicts around the world has for the past several years made the original meaning of Memorial Day more pronounced, and tho...
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