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Article: Memorial Day's intent lost in barbecue smoke.(Life-Today)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- May 29, 2005
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Byline: MICHAEL LISI Special to the Times Union
For most Americans, Memorial Day is summer's unofficial starting gate, a lighthearted day away from work that's all about cracking open a few cold ones and firing up a few burgers and hot dogs on the backyard grill for family and friends. Kind of an odd way to act on a day originally set aside to remember American soldiers who died defending their country, no?
First proclaimed in 1868, Memorial Day was reserved to honor soldiers who died in the Civil War, one of the nation's bloodiest conflicts and the only one fought by and against Americans on U.S. soil. Adopted as a holiday by all states by 1918, Memorial Day ...