May 30, 1936: This early photo montage ran in the Sunday Boston Globe with the headline " Spirit of Memorial Day" with caption: As the ranks of the G.A.R (Grand Army of the Republic) thin, the American Legion takes up the task of remembering the dead. At the 68th observance of Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day), hardly 60 active veterans remain to represent the strength of 28,000 men who formed ranks when the G.A.R was young. Blackington Service
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