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Memorial Day And The Cost Of Freedom
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Memorial Day is not just a date on the calendar, and it is not just a day off. From Bohemian Cemetery in Timken, Kansas, we walk back through the true origins of Memorial Day, once called Decoration Day, born in the shadow of the Civil War and the staggering loss of life that followed. We talk through early gatherings of remembrance, from Charleston in 1865 to community-wide traditions like Waterloo, and how national recognition and General John A. Logan’s order helped shape a day set apart for honoring the fallen.
Then the conversation turns from history to the raw, human…
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