Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day,
is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.
Mom, Clint, Megan, Sharlene, Bob, and I went
to Logan for the Memorial Day Celebration
we laid flowers on Daddy's, Grandma & Grandpa Woods
& Aunt Sylvia's graves.
Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873.
The speaker told of General Logan, Logan Kansas was named after him.
Logan VFW bring in the flags
Marc Kemper read the names of service men and women
buried in Logan Cemetery
Schneider plays taps
Forget me not.
© 2001 Bill Chance
Remember rockets red glare
bombs bursting in air
gave threw the night that our flag is still there.
Our forefathers reminder of a price to be paid and responsibility to inherit the United States.
Rockets red glare bombs bursting in air
Words fallen on ears unwilling to hear.
deaf no more we all know now the price of freedom the price of war.
Freeborn children listen and see a new generation paying for you and me
Don't be so blind or so deaf to the sights and sounds Americans have left,
Let freedom scream in our ears and minds never forget those left behind.
Freeborn children stand tall and see! does the banner old glory yet wave for thee
God bless America.
