Memorial Day a hundred years ago

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Memorial Day a hundred years ago

Post by Niner » Mon May 30, 2016 5:11 pm

Memorial day was made to pay respects to the soldiers of the Union that died in the Civil War. A hundred years ago with a the Civil War 51 years in the past, a group of old Union soldiers, Grand Army of the Republic, gathered at the monument for the unknown soldier.

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