Hope everybody's planning a great Memorial Day weekend.I grew up believing it all started in Columbus, Mississippi. Confederate widows placing flags and flowers on soldiers' graves.
Turns out a lot of people claim that honor. Here are a couple of websites if you'd like to learn more about this holiday.
http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.htmlhttp://www.history.army.mil/html/reference/holidays/memday/And coming soon! To celebrate the weekend: my interview with writer Sue LaNeve about writing and publishing her eBook:
SPANKY, a Soldier's Son.
Published on May 24, 2012 10:50