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Article: `Birthplace' of Memorial Day Recalls Its Meaning
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- May 28, 1990
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Memorial Day for many means picnics, beach outings and the
Indianapolis 500. And that bothers people in this village that
claims to be the holiday's birthplace.
People in Waterloo take Memorial Day seriously.
"The meaning of the day's been lost," said Joseph C. Donahue, a
retired postmaster and World War II veteran. He is cochairman of the
Waterloo Memorial Day Committee planning next year's 125th
anniversary observance.
"Nowadays, Memorial Day is thought of as a reason for a three-day
weekend. A day for boat races, fishing derbies, marathon races or
fireworks. There's lot of activities, but nothing that really has to
do with Memorial Day."
It is difficult to say where Memorial Day was ...