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2008-05-25
Memorial Day - May 26, 2008
Memorial Day - A Day To Honor Respect Remember
Let us not forget those that gave so much that we might be free.
The first official recognition of Memorial Day as such was issued by General John A. Logan, first commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. This was General Order No. 11 establishing "Decoration Day" as it was then known. The date of the order was May 5, 1868, exactly two years after Waterloo's first observance. That year Waterloo joined other communities in the nation by having their ceremony on May 30.
Excerpt from General Order No. 11 "The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land. In this observance no form or ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit."
Waterloo, New York, a small community of approximately 5100 in Upstate New York will celebrate Memorial Day on Friday, May 30. This has been a tradition for them for the last 142 years. Waterloo first celebrated Memorial Day on May 5, 1866, where plans were being made one year earlier on May 5, 1865 to remember those Civil War Veterans who gave up so much so that we could be free.
In 1868, Waterloo joined with other communities in holding their observance on May 30th, in accordance with General Logan's orders. It has been held annually ever since.
Waterloo held the first formal, village wide, annual observance of a day dedicated to honoring the war dead. On March 7, 1966, the State of New York recognized Waterloo by a proclamation signed by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. This was followed by recognition from Congress of the United States when the House of Representatives and the Senate unanimously passed House Concurrent Resolution 587 on May 17th and May 19th, 1966 respectively. This reads in part as follows: "Resolved that the Congress of the United States, in recognition of the patriotic tradition set in motion one hundred years ago in the Village of Waterloo, NY, does hereby officially recognize Waterloo, New York as the birthplace of Memorial Day..."
Excerpt from General Order No. 11 "The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land. In this observance no form or ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit."
Waterloo, New York, a small community of approximately 5100 in Upstate New York will celebrate Memorial Day on Friday, May 30. This has been a tradition for them for the last 142 years. Waterloo first celebrated Memorial Day on May 5, 1866, where plans were being made one year earlier on May 5, 1865 to remember those Civil War Veterans who gave up so much so that we could be free.
In 1868, Waterloo joined with other communities in holding their observance on May 30th, in accordance with General Logan's orders. It has been held annually ever since.
Waterloo held the first formal, village wide, annual observance of a day dedicated to honoring the war dead. On March 7, 1966, the State of New York recognized Waterloo by a proclamation signed by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. This was followed by recognition from Congress of the United States when the House of Representatives and the Senate unanimously passed House Concurrent Resolution 587 on May 17th and May 19th, 1966 respectively. This reads in part as follows: "Resolved that the Congress of the United States, in recognition of the patriotic tradition set in motion one hundred years ago in the Village of Waterloo, NY, does hereby officially recognize Waterloo, New York as the birthplace of Memorial Day..."
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2008-05-18
Where have you been and where are you going?
As I was growing up I can remember my grandfather telling me someday you could be President.
That was many, too many years ago but you soon realize that no matter how hard you work you never meet your expectations. I can remember thinking about what life would be like when I retired.
Being raised on a farm in a small community in upstate New York my working life began almost as soon as I could walk. I had chores to do starting at about 4:00 am and then getting cleaned up and ready to get on the school bus. After school I still had chores to complete, whether it was cleaning my room, milking and feeding 40 to 50 cows everyday.
As I grew older and graduated from high school in 1959, I soon learned that the life growing up was very easy.
I had no idea back then that I would still be working a full time job at age 67. I have retired 3 times and it does not look like I will fully retire anytime soon. After spending 4 years in the US Air Force, I spent 30 years building boilers for the power industry. Yes, boilers that I worked on are supplying the power that produces the power to your homes.
I retired from that and built gas stations and conveneant stores in Florida for 6 years that is where I met my wife Faye and we moved to Louisiana where I went to work for Family Dollar Stores, after seven years I retired and moved to Texas and went back to work for Family Dollar Stores because retirement funds did not pay the bills.
In the between all of that I got interested in the Internet in 1998 and bought a computer thinking that I could make a living on the Internet. That didn't work as a means of supplementing my income, during that time I probably made a total of 10 dollars. So when I hear someone mention about retiring tomorrow because they have the best money maker on the internet I just have a good chuckle.
I am sure there are people who have made a good living off of the Internet. My dream has always been to be able to generate an extra income of 500 to 1,000 dollars extra a month so that I don't have to work a full time job at the rate of 60 to 70 hours per week and only get paid for 52 hours.
That was many, too many years ago but you soon realize that no matter how hard you work you never meet your expectations. I can remember thinking about what life would be like when I retired.
Being raised on a farm in a small community in upstate New York my working life began almost as soon as I could walk. I had chores to do starting at about 4:00 am and then getting cleaned up and ready to get on the school bus. After school I still had chores to complete, whether it was cleaning my room, milking and feeding 40 to 50 cows everyday.
As I grew older and graduated from high school in 1959, I soon learned that the life growing up was very easy.
I had no idea back then that I would still be working a full time job at age 67. I have retired 3 times and it does not look like I will fully retire anytime soon. After spending 4 years in the US Air Force, I spent 30 years building boilers for the power industry. Yes, boilers that I worked on are supplying the power that produces the power to your homes.
I retired from that and built gas stations and conveneant stores in Florida for 6 years that is where I met my wife Faye and we moved to Louisiana where I went to work for Family Dollar Stores, after seven years I retired and moved to Texas and went back to work for Family Dollar Stores because retirement funds did not pay the bills.
In the between all of that I got interested in the Internet in 1998 and bought a computer thinking that I could make a living on the Internet. That didn't work as a means of supplementing my income, during that time I probably made a total of 10 dollars. So when I hear someone mention about retiring tomorrow because they have the best money maker on the internet I just have a good chuckle.
I am sure there are people who have made a good living off of the Internet. My dream has always been to be able to generate an extra income of 500 to 1,000 dollars extra a month so that I don't have to work a full time job at the rate of 60 to 70 hours per week and only get paid for 52 hours.
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