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 05-25-2009, 10:08 AM | #1 | Gift Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 17,115 |  Memorial Day DCT, May 25th
Happy Memorial Day everybody!!
Please take a moment and read.
Memorial Day is much more than a three-day weekend that marks the beginning of summer. To many people, especially the nation's thousands of combat veterans, this day, which has a history stretching back all the way to the Civil War, is an important reminder of those who died in the service of their country.
Where was the first Memorial Day observed? It depends on whom you ask. Approximately 25 towns have been linked to its origins, including Macon, Ga.; Richmond, Va.; and Boalsburg, Pa. In 1966, Congress and President Lyndon Johnson declared Waterloo, N.Y., as the birthplace of the holiday.
The day began as a tribute to those who died fighting in the Civil War. It wasn't until after World War I that the remembrance expanded to honor Americans who died in all wars.
Congress established Memorial Day as a national holiday in 1971 and set it for the last Monday in May. The observance was originally called Decoration Day, a name still used by some.
A Gallup poll conducted in 2000 showed that only 28 percent of Americans knew the meaning of Memorial Day. Children touring the nation's capital once told officials that they knew Memorial Day as "the day the pool opens."
In 2000, Congress set 3 p.m. on Memorial Day as a National Moment of Remembrance. Americans are asked to pause for one minute at that time in an act of national unity to honor those who died fighting for our freedom.
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| 05-25-2009, 10:09 AM | #2 | IWuvYouGuise Webkinz :) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,308 | Re: Memorial Day DCT, May 25th
Hi! Yes! Finally the DCT is up.  How are you? Happy Memorial day. Yup, I think my pool opens today! Lol!
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WOW! I can't believe it! I got first post! The first time I ever got first post on a WI DCT!
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| 05-25-2009, 10:09 AM | #3 | \m/ Webkinz :) Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 43,069 | Re: Memorial Day DCT, May 25th
Hey Javgabo!  | | | |
| 05-25-2009, 10:09 AM | #4 | Riding+Camp=LIFE! Webkinz :) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 26,065 | Re: Memorial Day DCT, May 25th
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| 05-25-2009, 10:09 AM | #5 | Girly Girl Gifted Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,439 | Re: Memorial Day DCT, May 25th
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| 05-25-2009, 10:09 AM | #6 | Webkinz :) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 11,011 | Re: Memorial Day DCT, May 25th
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| 05-25-2009, 10:10 AM | #7 | Webkinz :) Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,318 | Re: Memorial Day DCT, May 25th
morning.
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| 05-25-2009, 10:10 AM | #8 | Webkinz :) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,130 | Re: Memorial Day DCT, May 25th
.. Hey guys! .. | | | |
| 05-25-2009, 10:10 AM | #9 | IWuvYouGuise Webkinz :) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,308 | Re: Memorial Day DCT, May 25th
`Wow! I can't believe I got first post!! | | | |
| 05-25-2009, 10:10 AM | #10 | Riding+Camp=LIFE! Webkinz :) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 26,065 | Re: Memorial Day DCT, May 25th
finally, a new DCT
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