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Memorial Day

As we pause this Memorial Day to honor those who have died in service of our great Nation, it is also useful to reflect on what this day of remembrance reveals about the character of our Nation and its people. History records that Major General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, formally designated May 30th, 1868 as a day to decorate the graves of the fallen. (U.S. Air Force Photo Illustration/Virginia Reyes)

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