"Doug Maclean" wrote in message
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For non American viewers of this newsgroup can someone explain what Memorial
Day is ?

Please disregard the fatuous response of my countryman.

Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May, is Remembrance Day, Battle
of Britain Day and Trafalgar Day all rolled into one. It dates from the 1880s
and originated in the states of the Union side of the U.S. Civil War.
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Andrew Chaplin
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