How nice to know that there are still places in America such as that. Here
in NorCal (and in SoCal, if memory serves) the emphasis of the Memorial Day
holiday is first, shopping, second, recreation and, third, self-indulgence
as a way to recover from all the shopping and recreation. My hat's off to
you, Blake.
Lawrie
----- Original Message -----
From: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 12:10 PM
Subject: RE: Upcoming weekend
> I may take the MG out for a good exercise, but we will definately
> do what the the three day weekend started out as.
>
> On Monday, which is the wrong day, WE will attend the Memorial
> Days services at my mother's home town. The American Legion will
> have a service, there will be a speaker, the legion, boy scouts,
> and possibly the band, will march out to the flag and flower
> decorated cemetary. At the cemetary, there will be a prayer, a
> gun salute, and taps at the honory marker for the unknowns of
> American conflicts. This will occur in town of about 120 and
> there will be 300 plus people in attendance. AFterwords there
> will be a picnic and the traditional baseball game. A good old
> fashioned and well attended Memorial DAy!
>
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