MEMORIAL DAY….A TIME TO RECALL

by Robert Stebbins, guest writer

SCATTERED FAR AND WIDE
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Another Memorial Day is right around the corner.

It will be the three-day type invented by the
government. That way, instead of focusing on
the day itself and its true meaning, people
tend to focus on squeezing as much leisure
and unrelated activity as they can into the
time frame, ignoring  and sometimes forgetting
the actual reason for Memorial Day.

As we left Clovis High School on graduation
day in 1951, some of us remained in the Clovis
area, but others scattered far and wide.

Some of us today, no doubt reflect on past
Memorial Days in Clovis, with its drive to the
cemetery. There were always gardening tools
in the trunk of the car---a rake and a trowel---
a bouquet or two of flowers, and a jug of water,
essential for tending and dressing up the
graves of loved ones.

This was a special day, set aside to pay our
respects to, and honor those departed.

So, on May 25, as you awaken to another
beautiful day that God has given you, take a
moment to recall....your family, your classmates
and friends of old, and those Americans such
as the US soldiers in our history, who paid the
ultimate price...whether known or unknown to
you.

 Robert Stebbins at USMC Museum

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FOR MIL'S PLACE
By ROBERT STEBBINS, CHS '51
MAY 25, 2015