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Celebrating
Armed Forces Day
Many Americans celebrate Armed Forces Day annually on the third Saturday of May. It is a day to pay tribute to men and women who serve the United States’ armed forces. Armed Forces Day is also part of Armed Forces Week, which begins on the second Saturday of May.
What do people do?
Many events across the United States take place on Armed Forces Day to honor Americans in uniform who served their country in times of war and peace. Those who are honored on this day include people who serve the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. National Guard and Reserve units may celebrate Armed Forces Day/Week over any period in May because of their unique training schedules. Events and activities may include: • Multi-service military displays in areas open for the public. • Various educational activities that teach children about the armed forces. • “Support the Troops” themed motorcycle rides. • Large parades and other local celebrations.
Certain types of music are also played at Armed Forces Day events, including at memorials and at cemeteries, as a way to respect those in the armed forces who died for their country. For example, buglers have played a bugle call, known simply as Taps, on Armed Forces Day in recent years. Taps is usually sounded by the United States military at events such as flag ceremonies, memorial services and funerals.
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On August 31, 1949, Louis Johnson, who was the United States’ Secretary of Defense, announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. The event stemmed from the armed forces’ unification under one department – the Department of Defense. The Army, Navy and Air Force leagues adopted the newly formed day. The Marine Corps League declined to drop support for Marine Corps Day but supports Armed Forces Day too. The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated on Saturday, May 20, 1950. The theme for that day was “Teamed for Defense,” which expressed the unification of all military forces under one government department. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the day was designed to expand public understanding of what type of job was performed and the role of the military in civilian life.
Armed Forces Day was a day for the military to show “state-ofthe-art” equipment to Americans. It was also a day to honor and acknowledge Americans in the armed forces. Parades, open houses, receptions and air shows were held at the inaugural Armed Forces Day. Armed Forces Day is still celebrated nationwide today and is part of Armed Forces Week.
National Military Appreciation Month By Gene Harper, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON — Both chambers of the U.S. Congress have adopted a resolution calling for Americans to recognize and honor U.S. service members during May’s National Military Appreciation Month. Virginia Rep. Tom Davis, along with 16 cosponsors, introduced Concurrent Resolution No. 328 in the House in November. The Senate agreed to it without amendment and by unanimous consent April 26. The resolution states that the House, with the Senate concurring, “supports the goals and objectives of a National Military Appreciation Month.” It also “urges the president to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States, localities, organizations and media to annually observe” the month “with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Finally, the resolution urges the White House Commission on Remembrance to “work to support the goals and objectives” of the month. The Senate first passed a resolution in 1999 designating National Military
Appreciation Month. That declaration summoned U.S. citizens to observe the month “in a symbol of unity, … to honor the current and
ognizes the roles of public servants, including the military, at local, state, regional and federal levels. As a part of PSRW, communities across America showcase military equipment and service members from U.S. installations. The largest PSRW event takes place on Washington’s National Mall, where more than 100 federal agencies, including the military services, put their activities, people and equipment on public display. Armed Forces Day, created in 1949, is an annual event held on the third Saturday in May, with activities at U.S. military bases around the world. This year’s celebration occurs May 17. The month culminates with Memorial Day, a federal holiday on the last Monday in May. The day, dating from the Civil War era, traditionally has marked recognition of those who have died in service to the nation. Each year on Memorial Day, the White House Commission on Remembrance promotes one minute of silence at 3 p.m. local time to honor the military’s fallen comrades and to pay tribute to the sacrifices by the nation’s service members and veterans.
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Memorial Day Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, at least, it marks the beginning of summer.
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The Civil War claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history, requiring the establishment of the country’s first national cemeteries. By the late 1860s Americans in various towns and cities had begun holding springtime tributes to these countless fallen soldiers, decorating their graves with flowers and reciting prayers. It is unclear where exactly this tradition originated; numerous different communities may have independently initiated the memorial gatherings. Nevertheless, in 1966 the federal government declared Waterloo, New York, the official birthplace of Memorial Day. Waterloo—which had first celebrated the day on May 5, 1866—was chosen because it hosted an annual, community-wide event, during which businesses closed and residents decorated the graves of soldiers with flowers and flags.
Decoration Day
On May 5, 1862, General John A. Logan, leader of an organization for Northern Civil War veterans, called for a nationwide day of remembrance later that month. “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating
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the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land,” he proclaimed. The date of Decoration Day, as he called it, was chosen because it wasn’t the anniversary of any particular battle. On the first Decoration Day, General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, and 5,000 participants decorated the graves of the 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers buried there. Many Northern states held similar commemorative events and reprised the tradition in subsequent years; by 1890 each one had made Decoration Day an official state holiday. Many Southern states, on the other hand, continued to honor their dead on separate days until after World War I.
Evolution of Memorial Day
Memorial Day, as Decoration Day gradually came to be known, originally honored only those lost while fighting in the Civil War. But during World War I the United States found itself embroiled in another major conflict, and the holiday evolved to commemorate American military personnel who died in all wars. For decades, Memorial Day continued to be observed on May 30, the date Logan had selected for the first Decoration Day. But in 1968 Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which established Memorial Day as the last Monday in May in order to create a three-day weekend for federal employees; the change went into effect in 1971. The same law also declared Memorial Day a federal holiday.
Memorial Day traditions
Cities and towns across the United States host Memorial Day parades each year, often incorporating military personnel and members of veterans’ organizations. Some of the largest parades take place in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. Americans also observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries and memorials. On a less somber note, many people throw parties and barbecues on the holiday, perhaps because it unofficially marks the beginning of summer.
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Mountains out of mole hills By Richard Matz Publisher If you’re a politician, a pretend preacher, or an organization with an agenda to make the general public take their eye off the ball and make an old, rich, ignorant white guy a mountain out of a mole hill, you’ve accomplished your mission! I’m referring to the NBA Clippers owner Donald Sterling. I can’t possibly believe that he’s more important than jobs for all Americans, health insurance, illegal immigration, poverty, IRS scandal, Benghazi cover-up and the ever-expanding National Debt (which all U.S. citizens, their children and grandchildren are burdened with). What the media finds entertaining is a damn shame and an injustice to our intelligence. I’m a basketball junkie and a fan since my L.A. Times tenure back in the ’60s. I’ve interviewed the likes of Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Doc Rivers (Boston Celtics), Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippin, Dennis Rodman (Chicago Bulls), Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and Norm Nixon (L.A. Lakers). Norm was my buddy and was traded to the then San Diego Clippers. I attended the first Clipper game and Donald Sterling was sitting court side ..he had to much cerveza ..took his shirt off ..was bare chested and used his shirt like a Pittsburgh Steelers terrible towel .. I know that Doc Rivers, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and all the other great players are too professional and dedicated to their fans to let the likes of Donald Sterling affect their one and only goal of winning the coveted NBA championship trophy! If you ask me, if any NBA owner would pay me 1 to 20 million dollars a year to play a sport I love, he could call me anything he wanted to… and then I’d ask you, “WHO’S THE FOOL?”
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• The 23rd Amendment to the Constitution is ratified which permits electors in the District of Columbia to choose electors for President and Vice President. • John F. Kennedy inaugurated as President of the United States • President Kennedy advises American families to build bomb shelters • The Peace Corps is established by John F. Kennedy • Segregation on railways in the south ends • Six Flags Over Texas theme park opens • Pampers, the first disposable diaper, introduced • “Freedom Riders” test the U.S. Supreme Court decision Boynton v. Virginia by riding racially integrated interstate buses into the south. Some
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News briefs... Joint Chiefs divide over commissary cuts All seven members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testified recently on the need to slow growth in military compensation. But their united front for easing current budget burdens cracked over the notion of slashing savings for commissary shoppers. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos called the proposal to cut com-
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New boss picked for Phoenix VA An interim director will take over the embattled Phoenix VA Health Care System on Monday, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced. Steve Young will oversee delivery of health care to an estimated 85,000 veterans and an operating budget of about $500 million.The move comes as the Phoenix VA tries to restore its reputation while it is under investigation for possible patient deaths. In recent weeks, critics of the VA system have alleged that administrators in Phoenix kept an off-the-books list to conceal long wait times as 40 veterans died waiting to get an appointment.
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A little girl wants to walk her dog, but her father says that she can’t because the dog is in heat. After a moment’s thought, he finally says, “Well, I guess, if we pour gas on the dog’s rear end it will kill the scent.” So he does. Half an hour later, the girl returns. The father says, “Where’s the dog?” The girl replies,”She ran out of gas half a block down the street, and the neighbor’s dog is pushing her home.”
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After 50 years of marriage Paddy Murphy’s wife turned to him at the breakfast table and said with twinkle in her eye, “My breasts are as hot today, as the day you met me!” Paddy replied, “I know!! That’s because one’s in your porridge and the other’s in your coffee. Lean back sweetheart”
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cence. Q: Why are good men like parking spaces? A: The good ones are already taken!
She was fired
An Emergency Call Center worker in London, Ontario, has been dismissed from her job, much to the dismay of colleagues who are reportedly unhappy with her treatment. It seems a male caller dialed 911 from a cell phone stating, “I am depressed and lying here on a railway track. I am waiting for the train to come so I can finally end my life.” Apparently “remain calm and stay on the line” was not considered to be an appropriate or correct response.
How to sell a Bible
Three boys look for a summer job. Their preacher agrees to let them sell Bibles door to door, though he’s hesitant about hiring the third boy because he suffers from a speech impediment. After the first week of work they all meet at the church. The preacher asks the boys, “How many Bibles did you sell?” The first boy says, “35.” The second boy says, “75.” The boy with the speech impediment says, “I-I-I s-s-sold 175.” The preacher is amazed and asks the boy how he did it. The boy says, “I-I-I t-t-told them to b-b-buy t-t-them, or I’d r-r-read it to tt-them.”
SUDOKU The rules to play Sudoku are quite simple. Fill in the blanks so that each row, each column, and each of the nine 3x3 grids contain one instance of each of the numbers 1 through 9.
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