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Article: Celebrate actual Memorial Day

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April 29, 2006
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I don't believe it. The L-A Veterans Association has again put the importance of Memorial Day aside in an effort to promote its own agenda.

The association was created to see that Memorial Day and Veterans Day would always be recognized.

What happened to the Veterans Day parade? It has been relegated to a special ceremony in the armory.

What's next, Memorial Day?

For the second year in a row, the Memorial Day parade will be held on Saturday, May 27, not on Memorial Day.

I hope someone can find out why this is happening. Last year, it was because the high school bands could not, or would not, march ...

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