Restore The Traditional Day Of Observance For Memorial Day
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Daniel Inouye, Senator, United States Senate
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Changing the date of Memorial Day just to create a three-day weekend has weakened the day's meaning. We support the bill introduced by Senator Inouye which restores the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day to 30 May.
Mr. Inouye first introduced the bill in 1999 (S 189). He reintroduced it in 2003 (S. 70) in 2005 (S. 80), and most recently in 2007 (S. 70). Each time it gets read twice and then referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, where no further action is taken. Please help convince Congress to pass this bill.
Mr. Inouye first introduced the bill in 1999 (S 189). He reintroduced it in 2003 (S. 70) in 2005 (S. 80), and most recently in 2007 (S. 70). Each time it gets read twice and then referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, where no further action is taken. Please help convince Congress to pass this bill.
Changing the date of Memorial Day just to create a three-day weekend has weakened the day's meaning. We support the bill introduced by Senator Inouye which restores the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day to 30 May.
Mr. Inouye first introduced the bill in 1999 (S 189). He reintroduced it in 2003 (S. 70) in 2005 (S. 80), and most recently in 2007 (S. 70). Each time it gets read twice and then referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, where no further action is taken. Please help convince Congress to pass this bill.
Mr. Inouye first introduced the bill in 1999 (S 189). He reintroduced it in 2003 (S. 70) in 2005 (S. 80), and most recently in 2007 (S. 70). Each time it gets read twice and then referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, where no further action is taken. Please help convince Congress to pass this bill.
Mr. Inouye: On January 19, 1999 you introduced bill S 189 to the Senate which called for the restoration of the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day back to May 30th. As you eloquently stated in you introductory remarks on the bill: "Mr. President, in our effort to accommodate many Americans by making the last Monday in May, Memorial Day, we have lost sight of the significance of this day to our nation. Instead of using Memorial Day as a time to honor and reflect on the sacrifices made by Americans in combat, many Americans use the day as a celebration of the beginning of summer. My bill would restore Memorial Day to May 30 and authorize our flag to fly at half mast on that day. In addition, this legislation would authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating Memorial Day and Veterans Day as days for prayer and ceremonies honoring American veterans. This legislation would help restore the recognition our veterans deserve for the sacrifices they have made on behalf of our nation." (1999 Congressional Record, page S621) Many citizens who have visited the US Memorial Day website (www.usmemorialday.org) have echoed your sentiments. Many have written in supporting the restoration of the traditional day of observance for Memorial Day. We, the undersigned, add our voices to this cause in support of your bill S 189. In addition, to keep the number of three day Federal Holidays the same, we recommend that Armed Forces day, the third weekend of every May, could become a three-day holiday. On that holiday we can go out and enjoy and celebrate the freedoms won and maintained by our Armed Forces; on Memorial Day we can solemnly reflect upon the high cost of that freedom. The Undersigned,
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Memorial Day should be commemorated as a day of reflectionfor all of the servicemen and women who have paid the highest price and made the ultimate sacrifice to keep this nation free... NOT to be utilized by the merchants to indicate the "official" beginning of the summer season as it has over the past six decades...!!!
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1:56 pm PDT, May 16,
Mike Suarez, Florida
ALWAYS HONOR OUR MEN IN UNIFORM, GOD BLESS OUR SOLIDERS IN UNIFORM AND GOD BLESS AMERICA. |
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It is the least we can do to make a somber Holiday worthy of more than BBQ hamburgers and beer.... God Bless those who the Holy Day honors.
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Please restore Momerial day to 30 May and give us back Lincoln's and Washington Birthdays too!
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I heartily support Senator Inouye's bill.
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We should not change things for the benefit of having 3 or 4 day weekends. This is a tribute to those who fought so we could have a normal weekend.
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AS A VIETNAM VETERAN MEMBER OF VHPA & DFC THIS SHOULD BE DONE WITH OUT DELAY.
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Respect and support the true meaning of Memorial Day.
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Moments of respect should amount to more than a long weekend without reguard to why the holiday is occuring.
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lets get back to the true meaning of memorial day,to remember our soldiers who gave their lives for our country and honor them this one day!
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We must stop the continued erosion of our traditions and return to those things that served us so well. This is a small but meaningful step.
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Although it might have been a good idea to have an extra day off for a holiday I am of the opinion that it has lessened the true meaning of the day and that it should be returned to what it was in the beginning and that patriotism should be restored in the United States of America!!
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I am a very thankful American for the freedoms that I and all of us enjoy. Were it not for those that gave their lives, we would not have these freedoms. These heroes should have their own holiday on a day other than a Monday, so that they can be remembered and given the thanks, honor and respect that they so richly deserve. Therefore, we should return Memorial Day to the original date of May 30, a day specifically set aside for them and not just another "3 day party weekend" or "the start of summer" as it is called now. If the holiday is on a day other than Monday, then maybe people would stop and truly think about all that these brave men and women gave up so that we could be free.
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Thank-you to all who have given the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom we so cherish that it may always endure in their memory and in ours.
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As a proud member of Daughters of the American Revolution, there have been patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice since the beginning of this great nation. We should return to the original Memorial Day date and concentrate on showing our respect for all those who have given their all for our Freedom.
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Most young people see Memorial Day as a drinking holiday on a long weekend, and that saddens me. Many of those people are against war in any form--never mind that the whole reason they're sitting on their butts drinking beer and hanging out on a beach is because someone else did something with their lives and perhaps died on a beach. Very sad. My teenaged son spends Memorial Day at a local cemetery, in his JROTC uniform, placing flags at veteran's graves. If we forget our history and those who have died to serve our country, who knows what country we will be a part of in the future? By observing Memorial Day on May 30, instead of making it one of the bookends of summer (along with Labor Day), perhaps people will understand better the sacrifice made by those who died serving our country and preserving our freedom.
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I heartily agrre that Memorial Day should be moved back to a day of remembrance rather than just a three day week end that makes it a good time for family reunions, summer kickoff getaways, auto and furniture sales. Not only is this a three day week end but many government agencies now have family days on the Friday before these Monday Federal holidays amking the weekend a four day week end. My brother in law served in Viet Nam. He did not die there, but did die at the age of 56 as a result of diabetes induced from agent orange used in Viet Nam. I choose to honor him on Memorial Day.
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We need to go back and remember our veterans of all wars in the history of our country. It needs to be a day of remembrance. Perhaps the compromise is to keep a traditional and an observed (with an emphasis on the observed). This provides oppportunity to have multiple days of observance especially for those who work.
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Memorial/ Decoration Day needs to return to the day of Memories. Not parties or the first BBQ of the year. These people gave and are still giving of their lives. Not all have sacrificed their life forever, but their life has been changed forever. They donated weeks, months and years of their lives and those of their families. REMEMBER THEM.
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