Today is Memorial Day, and through the years, I've come to realize how many different things this holiday can mean to people. I've met people who won't celebrate it because of its roots in memorializing the Civil War Union dead. My dad was an Air Force officer in the Reserves until he retired, so Memorial Day was personal for him. I don't think I know anyone who was killed while on active duty, but I do want to honor those who died. Some people I've known seem to have no inkling that the holiday has anything to do with soldiers at all--for them, it's about getting a good deal on a holiday sale or opening up the vacation home or having a cook out.I remember feeling desperate for Memorial Day, for a day off, but during my days of working as an administrator, I was always desperate for a day off, a day off that didn't require me to use up any of my paltry allotment of vacation time. For the past several years, Memorial Day as a three day week-end was not top of my mind, since I've…
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