Memorial Day: The Controversy   Since 1971, when Memorial Day
officially moved from May 30th, to the last Monday in May, there
has been a dark controversy brewing. On one side you have the
average Americans who waste their entire 3 day Memorial Day
weekend spending time with their families, char grilling
processed meat, drinking beer, and watching really fast cars
make left hand turns. On the other side there are the Memorial
Day Purists, who believe the holiday should only be a time to
solemnly reflect upon soldiers who have given their lives in
service to their country, three day weekend and unofficial start
of summer BE DAMNED! The goal of this article is to bring the
ideology of these embittered rivals together, and finally bring
peace to Memorial Day (and possibly the Middle East), once and
for all.  Memorial Day was once known as Decoration Day. It was
originally celebrated to honor the soldiers who died in the
Civil War. After World War I it was expanded to observe soldiers
who died in all wars. Tradit