The Northfield and surrounding communities are invited to join members of the Northfield's American Legion, Sorrell Maynard-Post #63 , as they gather to "Honor the Fallen" on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, at 11:00 AM at the Common (Depot Square).

The featured speaker will be Captain Ed Pingel, USMC, Marine Officer Instructor, Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Norwich University. A special guest will be Colby Tuller. Colby is a member of the Member Vermont Civil War Hemlocks. He will appear in Civil War Uniform as a private of the Third Vermont Infantry Regiment and offer remarks followed by questions and answers. Guests are invited to the American Legion afterward for hotdogs, chips, and refreshments.

For more information about Captain Pingel and Colby Tuller visit Northfield News, May 25 edition front page at:
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For information contact COL Michael Krause, USA (Ret.), Ph.D., Sorrell Maynard-Post #63 Adjutant, cell 202-257-0704 / mdetlefk@aol.com

History of Memorial Day
Memorial Day, as Decoration Day gradually came to be known, originally honored only those lost while fighting in the Civil War. But during World War I the United States found itself embroiled in another major conflict, and the holiday evolved to commemorate American military personnel who died in all wars, including World War II, The Vietnam War, The Korean War , and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For decades, Memorial Day continued to be observed on May 30, the date General Logan had selected for the first Decoration Day. But in 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which established Memorial Day as the last Monday in May in order to create a three-day weekend for federal employees. The change went into effect in 1971. The same law also declared Memorial Day a federal holiday.

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history

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