http://xlcountry.com Fri, 24 May 2013 13:40:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://xlcountry.com/the-meaning-and-history-of-memorial-day/ http://xlcountry.com/the-meaning-and-history-of-memorial-day/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 13:07:36 +0000 Tom Jordan http://xlcountry.com/?p=11326 Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, and is a day of remembrance to those who have died in our nation's service.  Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic.

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