Comments on: Memorial Day Message: 600 Hits Per Year for Lady Liberty—What About Us?

By: Madelaine Weiss

Madelaine Weiss — Fri, 28 May 2021 19:53:51 +0000

Monumental…Good play on words. i feel like i remember it being called decoration day. Is that possible?

By: Steven Nisenbaum

Steven Nisenbaum — Fri, 28 May 2021 19:43:21 +0000

The number of times annually that the Status if Liberty is struck by lightening is certainly for me now a truly apt metaphor for the struggles of a country declaring it worthwhile to face the perpetual ongoing controversies of the sort you mention through a representative democracy form of governance without being torn asunder. I gather that was the inspiration for Decoration Day after the Civil War that has become our Memorial Day holiday of remembrance for all those who sacrificed their lives in military service. I appreciate the reminder that enduring is a “monumental” commitment of and for humankind.

By: Madelaine Weiss

Madelaine Weiss — Fri, 28 May 2021 19:04:10 +0000

Bless your heart, Bill. My dad, in the garment industry, was in charge of the parachutes in Normandy. Feeling it more this year than ever for some reason. The book? The pandemic? Whatever…God Bless America, and all of you who serve(d).

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 28 May 2021 18:56:27 +0000

Thank you for your kind comments, which I take personally since I am a veteran. I don’t usually take Memorial Day off but I will this year just to acknowledge those who really did give all!