From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 05/28/2012 07:54 AM, Wolfgang Schelongowski wrote:   
   > [1] I'm getting pinged by 128.9.160.132 (jar.isi.edu) aka   
   >      203.178.148.19 aka pinger.* aka 129.82.138.38 aka 128.9.160.132 ...   
   >      every 11 minutes, but not today, on pentecost monday. Is it a   
   >      holiday today in Colorado?   
   >   
      
   A bit of history on our Memorial Day...   
      
   It started in Waterloo, NY (though several other small towns claim that   
   honor)in the late 19th century as "Decoration Day," an unofficial   
   holiday where the graves of the American Civil War dead were to be   
   decorated with flowers in an effort to honor their service in the war.   
   After WW1, the meaning was expanded to honor all those who died in   
   military service. Observance was moved to the present day in 1971, when   
   Congress did the same with other national holidays, creating three-day   
   weekends for federal workers. It has morphed into a day of small town   
   parades and barbeques, with many populations taking a few moments to   
   listen to speeches of gratitude in cemeteries. The President   
   traditionally lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers.   
      
   But Waterloo, NY refuses to accept the new day, and will have their   
   observance on the original date.   
      
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