Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for May 26, 2014
May 25, 2014
May 27, 2014
Transcript:
Arlo: Memorial Day is a fun time! The anticipation of summer borders on giddiness! Arlo: It isn't easy to reconcile that spirit with the day's intended purpose! Arlo: "Wish you were here."
One aspect of the intended purpose was to keep it a little distant from militarism. May 30th was chosen because there were no significant Civil War battles fought on that day. It’s not supposed to be so much about the military aspect, yet I just saw some special TV programs essentially glorifying war. They are treating it more like Veterans Day.