DU's Memorial Day plans

[paineinthearse]

What are your plans for Memorial Day?

My plans are go get my WW2 vet dad and "homeland security" mom, put on my CG jacket and attend the town service, then go off to a parade near Boston to march with the Vets for Peace contingent, then a pot-luck afterwards.

You?

[SouthernDem2004]

1. Have to work... Not a holiday for the Police...

[jedr]

2. Four USS Forestall shipmates ;

Will be placing a wreath on the monument ( at Arlington cemetery) for the Unknown dead from the fire on July 29th 1967....all of us were survivors...anyone who would want to join us is welcome ...please contact me through d/u's e-mail.

[babylonsister]

3. You're fortunate you have

mom and dad, and live close enough to Beantown to make a difference! And what is a CG jacket?
Low-key here as we'll be working to earn more vacation time. :)
Have a great time!

[Placebo]

4. Go see 'Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith'...

and do a bunch of homework/studying before finals.

[noamnety]

5. also marching with the local Vets for Peace

I'm looking forward to it.

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

6. Watching the parade from my front porch

On Memorial Day and Veterans Day - it comes down my street.

As an antiwar protester from the 60's, I was never big on the display of flags and weapons. If I was home when it came by, I didn't usually bother to watch it.

After 9/11, I felt differently and started watching the parade. I even put an American flag out on the porch. Took that sucker down after the war on Iraq started. Since December a dove of peace flag has been hanging there instead. But I think its time to change it to the "We the People Say No to the Bush Agenda "flag

[paineinthearse]

8. I even put an American flag out on the porch

You know, haning it upside down (the Union on the bottom) is an international signal of distress. And perfectly legal, as protected free speech under the first amendment.

(hint hint, nudge nudge)

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

12. Hmm... that's a good idea

D'ya think I'm less likely to get a bad reaction that way? I may be in a blue state, but there are a lot of kool-aid drinkers around here. The dove of peace seemed less confrontational

[paineinthearse]

14. That's your call. How about BOTH the dove and the US flags?

[true_notes]

7. I will wake up

and salute old glory and go to work. No rest for sailors :). I will then go to Nettuno and lay wreaths and plant some flags.

[johncoby2]

9. Im reading names of those killed in Iraq

We start at 1:00. Ends about 4-5 hours later.
We will be planting an American flag for each one.
1600+ flags.

Houston, TX

[kineneb]

10. terribly frivolous

I will be marching in the local parade with members of the Red Hat Society. We will be dressed in glorious purple with red hats, and the junior members (including me)in lavendar with pink hats.

We have Hattitude!

[Solly Mack]

11. I'm attending a memorial service

[ernstbass]

13. I'll be working -

;( Work in a psych hospital but we have some fun things planned for pts, their families and staff.