Memorial Day (previously but now seldom called Decoration Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the military personnel who had died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The holiday is now observed on the last Monday of May, having been observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970. (thank you wiki.)
May 28, 2012
A Thought on Memorial Day
They never got the chance to grow old like me,
Their names are on The Wall in Washington, D.C.
(I was 66 when this thought first occurred to me. I'm 76 now.)