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When I was growing up, Memorial Day actually had a meaning, and
it simply was a day to reflect and remember and thank our
veterans who served in the military. Honor those living and
deceased. Labor Day, at that time, was celebrating how the labor
unions had made life better for the average Joe/Jane worker (and
at that time unions had given some pretty good support to the
workers.) Also we celebrated the past President’s birthdays.
This was done on their birthday (supposedly) and not all lumped
together in one day named “President’s Day.”  Then came some
advertising agency with a bean counter that came up with the
idea of having stores stay open, and have sales on their
merchandise. At the time, I’m sure it seemed like an innocent
little advertising ploy to earn more money for tills at Macy’s,
Bullocks Wilshire, even Woolworth. But it grew into a monster
that could never be stopped from that point on. Today, for many
people, these honorable holiday