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Memorial Day means much more than picnics, pool parties

By Linda Lockhart, Beacon staff

Originally called Decoration Day, the day now observed as Memorial Day was officially proclaimed by Gen. John Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. The holiday was first observed nationally on May 30, 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. Logan

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