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From time to time I Recommend some music, have you heard Steve Winwoods new CD " Nine Live's " musicians will really appreciate this work.. superb music and musicianship.. Jeff Tweedy and Wilco's new release great songwriting and great band, Coldplay is back & the few tracks I heard are Really great... also for guitar fans Jack Bruce ie Cream / teams with Robin Trower & a drummer for wonderful music.. if you are a guitar fan & a Bruce fan their playing is on a whole other level.. & kudo's to the drummer too.. my original Painting " A River Runs through It " I have 2 with this title .. one is an English countryside, this is much different / this can be purchased if you inquire ...

Art and Reality update ... it seems the MSN mail is up and perfect now & you can now contact me at my rickad04@msn.com or fineart@inbox.com email Thanks ~ So Very Much ...My Original Photograph ~ These trees looked as they were reaching up to their creator GOD

My original painting the Scene late summer / fall Central Park NYC at fountain 3 by 4 FT

Just a thought , with The advertising on TV so distorting the meaning of our holidays it starts to get blurred ... So I want To focus on the Reality .... MEANING & HISTORY
A Brief History of Memorial Day

Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service to our country. It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868, to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, by proclamation of General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former sailors and soldiers.

During the first national celebration, General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, after which 5,000 participants helped to decorate the graves of the more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who were buried there. This event was inspired by local observances of the day that had taken place in several towns throughout America in the three years since the Civil War. By the late 1800s, many more cities and communities had begun to observe Memorial Day, and after World War I, it became a occasion for honoring those who had died in all America's wars.

Memorial Day is celebrated at Arlington National Cemetery each year with a ceremony in which a small American flag is placed on each grave. Traditionally, the President or Vice President lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. About 5,000 people attend the ceremony annually.

In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated on the last Monday of May. Several southern states, however, have an additional, separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas; April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in South Carolina; and June 3 in Louisiana and Tennessee.