Memorial Day 2007
Posted in Miscellaneous by John E. Pannell on May 28th, 2007 at 1:46 am “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure ” — Thomas Jefferson, letter (November 13, 1787)
Let us not forget, on this hallowed day, those men and women whose ultimate sacrifices have secured our freedom and propserity.
Memorial Day was first observed in the aftermath of the Civil War to pay homage to those Union soldiers who died during the course of that war. A separate memorial day was observed in many states — and still is — for those who died in service to the Confederate States of America.
First officially proclaimed as a day of remembrance in 168 by Gen. John A. Logan, the proclamation for Memorial Day read thusly:
“What kind of scale compares the weight of two beauties, the gravity of duties, or the ground speed of joy? Tell me, what kind of gage can quantify elation? What kind of equation could I possibly employ?”
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