Memorial Day a Day For Remembering

Memorial Day a Day For Remembering
By sally edelstein / May 30, 2016

Memorial Day has the word “memorial” for a reason

More than a Monday spent at beaches, backyard barbecues and blockbuster movies, Memorial Day is the day we remember and honor those who died serving our country.

Unlike Veterans Day it is not a celebration; it was intended to be a day of solemn contemplation over the high cost of freedom.

Come together

In this time of divisiveness and polarization, of spectacle and mud-slinging, it is more than ever important to stop, come together, and remember those who have given their all.

Today we pay homage to all the soldiers who didn’t come home.

Memorial Day a Day For Remembering

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May 24, 1940~ First attempt to assassinate Leon Trotsky, Coyoacán, Mexico

Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky by Frida Kahlo

1937 / Oil on masonite / 30”x24” / National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC

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May 6, 1935~ FDR establishes the Works Progress Administration

Noah’s Ark Mural by Helen Forbes and Dorothy Puccinelli

1938 / Egg Tempera / 1,200’ expanse / San Francisco Zoo Mother’s Building

Works Progress Administration (WPA) (1935)~
https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/works-progress-administration-wpa-1935/

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March 21 1859~ National Gallery of Scotland opens in Edinburgh

Seine Boat by Joan Eardley

c.1960 / Oil on canvas / 24 1/4”x20” / National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

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