John Brown Jr., one of the original 29 Navajo code talkers, died at the age of 87 on May 20, 2009. Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Marines as one of the first of the Navajo Code Talkers, whose ranks eventually exceeded 400, from 1942 to 1945, performing a vital and unusual […]
Memorial Day is coming up, and the weather is smiling at us. Do you cook out on the grill or barbecue for the holiday? When I lived up north, is was not uncommon for folks to talk about barbecuing when what they were doing had nothing to do with barbecue. They were cooking out on […]
We now know it as Memorial Day, but it began as Decoration Day on May 30, 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers. The first national celebration of this holiday was held at Arlington National Cemetery and began with this proclamation by General John A. Logan. The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for […]