This #MemorialDay, we remember that 46 million Americans have served. One of them was Joe Biden’s son, who fought in Iraq, while Donald Trump’s sons preferred to steal money from charities for veterans, dogs, and children with cancer.
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Deadly storms turn toward the northeast U.S. with 68 million Americans at risk of severe weather on Memorial Day.
NBC News reports that at least 19 people were killed over the weekend in weather-related incidents.
It’s Memorial Day weekend across the U.S., which means the nation takes a moment to honor those who served and died in its military. It also unofficially kicks off barbecue season, especially in northern climes where snow, wind and rain give way to sun, warmth and long days. If you’re firing up the grill for Memorial Day or upcoming holidays like Juneteenth and the Fourth of July, you might be wondering just how many burgers, hot dogs, and brats to stock up on per person. Fear not, for @foodandwine has done the cookout math for you:
From Decoration Day to Memorial Day
Decoration Day started after the Civil War and eventually became Memorial Day.
Posted by: Neely Tucker
https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/05/from-decoration-day-to-memorial-day/
Grave of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery, Washington, D. C.
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MEMORIAL DAY was NOT created to celebrate all US veterans. it was created to remember the +600,000 Americans killed during the Civil War.
there were no fixed federal dates for #MemorialDay and states & localities had their own; but the earliest recorded mass commemoration was organized by formerly enslaved African Americans:
“The Forgotten Black History of How Memorial Day Started” https://time.com/5836444/black-memorial-day/
never forget today is about the #CivilWar against the slave-owning #oligarchy
On May 1, 1865, in the 1st spring of freedom, Black Charlestonians held a procession to honor Union soldiers buried in a mass grave.
They came with roses. With hymns. With children.
It was the 1st Memorial Day.
But America gave the credit to others & buried the memory.
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Image: Black American Civil War Memorial, Spirit of Freedom statue by Ed Hamilton 1997, NPS Photo Washington DC.
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Join me Wednesday @ 6pm EST/5pm CST when #MusComEnt belatedly honors #MemorialDay with “The Hollywood Canteen” (1944). Available for free here (https://tinyurl.com/3mu2u77m) I hope ya’ll can stop by!
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