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Memorial Day
Memorial Day was established after the Civil War as a day to remember and honor all the men and women who have died in service to our country.
Services all over Miami County are planned for tomorrow at area cemeteries, as well as parades in Piqua, Covington, West Milton, Christiansburg, and Tipp City, in addition to an outdoor concert by the Troy Civic Band (“Honoring our Veterans”) and the 59th annual Memorial Day luncheon in Casstown!
The original purpose of Memorial Day, to remember all (now more than 1.2 million) who’ve died while serving in our armed forces, has certainly not been lost in Miami County.
In 1915 Mona Michael penned the following lines and started the tradition of wearing red poppies on Memorial Day to honor all of those who’ve died serving the USA…
“We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.”
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