Memorial Day is May 31 this year. For so many people, it has become the holiday that marks the start of the summer. But it is important to remember that
For people in my parentsâ generation, there were many dates that held special significance. Sadly, the significance of these dates has faded as âThe Greatest Generationâ leaves us.
âDecember 7, 1941, a date that will live in infamyâ stated President Franklin Roosevelt. For Americans, it meant that their lives were about to undergo a massive change after the Japanese attack on the American Pacific Naval Fleet in Hawaiiâs Pearl Harbor. Europe had already been suffering through over two years of horrid war, and now America would fully engage in the fight.
June 6, 1944 â the great invasion of Europe began. D-Day was a day that brought hope, though the cost paid was very high. Reading the casualty lists from that one day alone is heartbreaking.