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Old 05-25-2007, 12:13 PM   #6
Jimbo
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They might say Happy Holiday in this case because there's no way to say have a Happy Memorial Day. Bottom line is don't forget what the day is all about, and educate those who may not seem to know.
In Rememberance of Memorial Day, perhaps.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

—By John McCrae
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