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Memorial Day

“Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.” — Harry S. Truman

This is a little history and traditions, and some Least Known Facts that all will prove interesting.

I personally rever any man or woman who enlists his/her services to guard our country and knowing what the COST IS, yet they still sacrifice their lives to allow us to live with Freedom & Democracy in OUR COUNTRY THE USA!!

Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2024 will occur on Monday, May 27.

For many people, it also means they have an extra day off to spend time with their families and visit graves of family members and friends who have passed fighting to keep our freedoms in the USA!!!

Established more than 150 years ago, Memorial Day is intended to honor and remember U.S. military personnel lost in war and is often commemorated with parades and special services.Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, it marks the beginning of the summer season.

Here are some things you should NOT DO on Memorial Day:

  • DON’T WISH ANYONE A “HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY” …
  • Do not thank current service member. …
  • Do not forget about the purpose of the holiday. …
  • DON’T DISREGARD ITS IMPORTANCE. …
  • DON’T FORGET IT EXISTS. …
  • DON’T LET POLITICS KEEP YOU FROM RENDERING RESPECT.

One item on “What you should not do on Memorial Day” was to NOT THANK A SERVICE MEMBER FOR THEIR SERVICE;

THIS WAS NEWS TO ME. For some reason I thought this day and Veterans Day were two holidays you should emphasize this behavior. But I guess I was ignorant as to why you shouldn’t do this. So I googled it and this is what I found. After reading this it made perfectly good sense. I’m glad I post on and about certain holidays and dates throughout the year, because I learn a LOT! Please see below:

**** America’s veterans are honored during November on Veteran’s Day when we aim to remember and appreciate the sacrifices of all veterans. But, Memorial Day allows the country to focus on those service members who are no longer with us – an important distinction.

Why can’t you wear white on Memorial Day?

By the 1950s, women’s magazines started making this “no white after Labor Day” rule more public. Wearing white only between Memorial Day and Labor Day now signified that a lady was part of the in-the-know fashion club.

What is FLAG etiquette for Memorial Day?

On Memorial Day the flag is displayed at half-staff until noon and then raised to full-staff until sunset. On land a flag is flown from a staff (pole); at sea a flag is flown from a ship’s mast. So, correctly, a flag is at “half-mast” at sea and “half-staff” on land.

What are you supposed to do at 3pm on Memorial Day?

The National Moment of Remembrance, established by Congress, asks Americans wherever they are at 3 p.m., local time, on Memorial Day to pause in an act of national unity (duration: one minute). The time 3 p.m. was chosen because it is the time when most Americans are enjoying their freedoms on the national holiday.

****THINGS YOU SHOULD/CAN DO ON MEMORIAL DAY.

-Flying the U.S. Flag at half-staff until noon. Memorial Day is a day of “National Mourning.”

-Attending religious services of your choice.-Visiting memorials.

-Participating in a “National Moment of Remembrance” at 3:00 PM local time, to pause and think upon the meaning of the day and for taps to be played where possible.

I derived these tidbits for you in a way that I would hope makes it for easy and entertaining reading. BUTTT before I go I have one last bit of information that I really enjoyed. Well peeps I hope you enjoyed this potpourri of information regarding Memorial Day. Not only do I love doing these articles, I also learn so much. But if I’ve been reiterating TOOO much just leave a comment. I’d also like to READ COMMENTS (good or bad) and on your likes or dislikes from anything to everything.

Thank you, and to all a GOOD NIGHT!

The traditional colors associated with Memorial Day are RED, WHITE and BLUE, which are the colors of the American flag:

  • Red– Represents the poppy flower, which has been linked to the holiday since World War I. Poppies symbolize hope, rebirth, and resilience, and can also represent the bloodshed and valor of fallen soldiers. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) sells red Buddy Poppies on Memorial Day, and artificial red poppies are sold to raise money for veterans.
  • White-Represents purity, innocence, wisdom, and honesty. It can also symbolize the selflessness of those who died in service to their country.
  • Blue-Represents regality, trustworthiness, earnestness, and integrity. It can also signify loyalty, reverence, and the unity of the American people ***PLEASE NOTE TO PUSH THE PAGE BUTTONS BELOW TO CONTINUE ONTO THE NEXT HOLIDAY TY. LORI

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VETERANS DAY: A Day to honor ALL Service members and their Families.

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GREAT RESOURCES FOR VETS THROUGHOUT AND AT END OF THIS POST

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 Every November 11, patriotic Americans set aside time to honor military veterans, both alive and passed, and thank and remember them for their service. Today we call this special day Veterans Day. But it wasn’t always called that. In fact, it wasn’t even a national holiday for a long time.
Originally called Armistice Day, the holiday commemorated the end of World War I on November 11, 1918, when fighting ceased in what was at the time shortsightedly called The War to End All Wars. (Nobody knew that 20 years later the world would fight again.) Seven months after the cease-fire armistice was signed, the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, officially ending the war between Germany and the Allied and Associated Powers.
Immediately after the war ended, grateful citizens and veteran groups started lobbying for official recognition of the war’s end with a national holiday. By 1938, 27 states had made November 11 a legal holiday in commemoration, so on May 13, Congress made it a federal holiday by passing legislation that declared November 11 “dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day.’”
By the time World War II ended, over 16 million veterans had served, and by the end of the Korean War, 5.7 million more were added to the rolls. After extensive lobbying by veteran groups and service organizations, Congress amended the law in 1954 to remove “Armistice” and replace it with the broader-reaching term “Veterans” to honor all who had served.
But then it got confusing. In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, which moved four federal holidays – Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day – to Mondays instead of a certain date. The new law took effect January 1, 1971 and made the first Veterans Day under the new law fall on October 25. When President Gerald Ford, a Navy veteran, took office in 1973, he recognized the significance November 11 held in American history and urged Congress to reverse the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, which it did in 1975.
Today, thanks to United States Senate Resolution 143, which passed on August 4, 2001, Veterans Day is the beginning of National Veterans Awareness Week, which run November 11-17 for the purpose of educating elementary and secondary school children on the sacrifices and contributions of veterans.
As we celebrate Veterans Day this November 11, let us remember the sacrifices of those who currently serve and those who have served in the past. Thank one of the over 21 million veterans currently living in the United States. Shake a hand. Tell them how grateful you are. Most of all, remember what they have done to protect and preserve this country.

LET US NOT FORGET THOSE RETURNING HOME!

Too often we forget about our Veterans when they return home.  Some become homeless and many business' won't hire vets because they are afraid of the implications and problems that might come with the vet...e.g PTSD episodes, flashbacks, health problems, and many others.
There are programs to help vets but a lot of them fall through the cracks and are told there is nothing that can be done.
Others don't want to socialize, after what they've been through I'm sure it's hard to even trust a human being again.
And let us talk about the VA:

 But I would like to provide some links that might help.

The link below will tell you how to apply for healthcare benefits.
 https://www.va.gov/health-care/how-to-apply/  

BELOW IS A LINK TO HELP HOMELESS VETERANS

 https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/for_homeless_veterans.asp
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the only federal agency that provides substantial hands-on assistance directly to homeless people. Last year, VA provided health care services to more than 100,000 homeless veterans and provided services to 70,000 veterans in its specialized homeless programs. 

https://www.military.com/benefits/veteran-benefits/homeless-veterans-programs.html

I also have a website with a RESOURCE page for veterans 
www.loris-song.com 

 RESOURCE LINKS:
Below are some resource links for PTSD 

Veterans Guide to a Peaceful Home Atmosphere

Trauma & PTSD in TEENS-Signs, Symptoms, Treatment

Recognizing TRIGGERS in PTSD


PTSD in the Workplace

12 Surprising Remedies for PTSD

Resources for Veterans- Housing, Education, Healthcare, Financing Options, Compensation you
might not know about

Mentally Fit- A blog where people can share, learn and educate one another in a safe setting

I put together this article back in 2019 but I will continue to post it every year and keep adding resources for the VETS AND THOSE NEEDING RESOURCES FOR PTSD.

I know all too well about PTSD! I suffer from it due to being in a POW-Prisoner of War type camp for 6 weeks in IRAN during 9/11. If your interested in my book you can click the link below. But this blog isn’t for PROMOTING my BOOK, it is for resources for those that suffer from conditions listed on the home page. And I PROMISE YOU as soon as I get any special updates or resource links i will post them right away!

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Home Once AGAIN😌!

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I am truly trying to STILL get this site together and just when I think I have it formatted right….YOU GUESSED IT, I edited it, saved it and then Published it….but to my dismay, when I would view it online it was SOOOO FAR OFF from what I thought it was….THEREFORE you can see why I’m publishing this post. Hang on I have nothing to do this week…not that I have anything to do any week, but I will put everything I have into this blog. This blog was supposed to replace my website which I lost due to a hacker. The site was so beautiful and had so many resources and information. Sure I wrote a book, and yes a lot of information is either due to this book, or due to the mental health issues I suffer from and want to provided resources from. So once more have PATIENCE WITH ME. And be the FIRST TO COMMENT VIA MY NEW COMMENT BOX, we will first see if that works. Thank you & Peace, Lori

PLEASE SHARE YOUR OPINIONS, THOUGHTS, AND IDEAS.!

HELLO ONCE AGAIN

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I;ve been away for quite sometime. I just wanted to explain as to why I have no been here.

First I was dealing with my best friend that I ever had ,who was dying; He might have
had a lot of FUR on him but he was with me 18 years and is the LOVE OF MY LIFE!!
And there is so MUCH MORE I want to share with you about RINGO! AND I WILL:

But there were many things in my life that went wrong. But it kept me away…and whether you missed me and this blog or not, I still posts because I feel that their are important links in these posts, for people with mental health problems, addiction, PTSD, help for vets and a lot more. So if you have links you’d like to share then post THEM with the links. That will help too. THANK YOU.

PLUS IT”S ALWAYS NICE TO LOOK IN AND SEE “WHAT THE HELL IS IT MONDAY: ?? AND THEN WE HAVE: TWO FOR ONE TUESDAYS. AND LET US NOT FORGET, FURBABY FRIDA

I HAVE TO WARN YOU THIS IS A LONGGG BLOG POSTS…SO UNLESS YOUR INTERESTED IN

  • PETS
  • HACKERS
  • SCAMMERS
  • WEBHOSTING NIGHTMARES
  • STILL IGNORANT TO THIS MAC I HAVE DUE TO SECURITY

The synopsis of Lori’s LIFE since my last posts in 2019!

I went with a webhosting company called; “TURBIFY“, they are supposed to be a yahoo approved company and they recommended it with high marks. I told them after they charged me …get this **500 for web hosting..500 for domain migration, free emails, and all the help you need from live people at their chat site. and then they charged me another 600 for website maintenance. Grant it I had to update with a modern website manager due to just finding out that my builder which was SITEBUILDER was d/c’d. So I probably walked right into their trap. What I didn’t expect them to do was wipe out my website I’ve had since I published my book in 2009.

https://www.amazon.com/Loris-Song-Story-American-Captive/dp/1432738291/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid&sr

It is my TRUE STORY OF BEING HELD CAPTIVE IN IRAN DURING

I couldn’t believe it and all this took place while I was just being post op from back surgery. I kept telling them I would get back with them when I was out of the hospital..They took it upon themselves to charge me over 1600.00 on my cc. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THEY DID THIS. I SPECIFICALLY had asked them if they had self editing optoions so I wouldn’t have to pay the 600 fee every six months for maintenance. They said YES!! THEY LIED !! REMEMBER THAT TURBIFY RHYMES WITH LIE!!!! *** AND THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE.

This guy named LOUIS started calling me and telling me he would walk me through the process of editing my website. He went through a third party application called “BEAVER BUILDER“. Well after being on the phone with him for about TWO hours, he started being very rude. He told me to go to my web browser and JUST WATCH!!! I started seeing things on my pc that weren’t there and he removed a lot of files on my PC. At the time I had a HP ENVY PREMIUM PC. I couldn’t get my files back either. This Louis that was supposed to associated with YAHOO, which they were. Then I realized my website that I had since 2009, had been deleted!!!!! I AM SURE THAT ONE OF THEIR STAFF , SPECIFICALLY LOUIS, WHO HAD POSSESSION OF ALL THE FILES I HAD ON THEIR SERVER, INFECTED THEM SOOO BAD THAT BLUEHOST WOULDN’T MIGRATE MY FILES DUE TO THEM HAVING MALWARE ON EACH FILE.

When I tried to call this Louis back on the number he called me from; had a recording that said YAHOO HAD THIS NUMBER expired in 2019. It specifically said this. Then everytime I tried to call this place they would put me on hold then HANG UP ON ME. In a synopsis I had my hard drive wiped clean several times then I had the hard drive replaced. Each time he had hacked into within a week!!! Then he would show pictures on my desktop that said HI LORI, and HERE KITTY KITTY, because my PC’s microphone and camera were ALWAYS ON and I couldn’t turn them off. Then I finally got another new hard drive and sold it on ebay for 500.00. Then I got an APPLE IPHONE, and also purchased a MAC SONOMA, which I was told by the GENIUS APPLES at a store in a plaza told me security was impeccable, and Apple offers a BOUNTY if ANYONE CAN PROVE THEY ARE OR WERE HACKED AND THEN YOU TAKE IT INTO AN APPLE STORE AND THEY START THE PROCESS…MOST BOUNTYS ARE AROUND 50 THOUSAND but there is a few that are in the millions! END OF STORY!!!

2. My BEST FRIENDS; RINGO & BANDIT

This is where RINGO & BANDIT are now. THEY HAVE CROSSED THE RAINBOW BRIDGE🐯Bandit passed on in November 2015 of stomach cancer. I always say I loved Ringo more than anything else, but I didn’t RAISE HIM, BANDIT DID. When I got Ringo he was really sick and.only 6 weeks old. So I spent a lot of time with him. But unfortunately for them after I returned from IRAN I met up with another girl and just partied. (I wanted to do anything to get my mind off of IRAN and the horrific experience it was. But as I was doing all my partying at the house and away, BANDIT TOOK CARE OF RINGO and was by his side 24/7. I don’t think we have any pics hardly without both of them in it. So Ringo was raised by Bandit with whom I MISS TERRIBLY!! I will continue with another posts later today regarding the same subject matter so don’t forget…..HOW COULD YOU RIGHT?

THIS IS FOR ALL OF YOU WHO LOVE YOUR FURBABIES REGARDLESS, KITTY,PUPPY,GERBIL,HAMSTER PARAKEET…ETAL..

THIS IS RINGO, AKA RINGO-BINGO

This is Ringo when he was slipping away from this life. I held him and had the vet come into the house for his passing.

He stared at me the whole time with his left eye until it got so drowsy it finally dropped as he moved on. He never fought it, he was ready. Diabetic, terribly arthritic, and then we found out he had Congestive heart failure. When that vet came out of his room at MSU, and told me they could drain the fluid around his heart and that would help but he’d have to keep getting it done.

There was something that just clicked in my head that said NOW IS THE TIME!

I couldn’t let him go on another day facing needles and his ears getting poked twice a day insulin twice a day arthritis med were topical in his ear.

He looked so sick and I guess I was selfish and just didn’t want to let go, but at that moment it just clicked. I can’t describe just how strong of a feeling it was that he was going home and the next day we would get him going to a place where there is no pain and your happy and no jealousy or hatred or just the downfalls of our society, they get that wiped out of where they are…I love my babies and it killed me that daY. PRIOR TO THIS I had NO IDEA how important it was for you to be there when this happens. HOW STUPID WAS I??? As I said more tomorrow about Ringo. and all the signs from, the hereafter.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR OPINIONS, THOUGHTS, AND IDEAS.!

Labor Day-2019

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First I want to say that I love researching history and sharing what I”ve learned with everyone. I will try to put the words of what I’ve read into some type of synopsis. I truly think it’s important to know our history especially American history.

Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day?

Labor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal chapters.

In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult counterparts’ wages.

People of all ages, particularly the very poor and recent immigrants, often faced extremely unsafe working conditions, with insufficient access to fresh air, sanitary facilities and breaks.

As manufacturing increasingly supplanted agriculture as the wellspring of American employment, labor unions, which had first appeared in the late 18th century, grew more prominent and vocal. They began organizing strikes and rallies to protest poor conditions and compel employers to renegotiate hours and pay.

Many of these events turned violent during this period, including the infamous Haymarket Riot of 1886, in which several Chicago policemen and workers were killed. Others gave rise to longstanding traditions: On September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march from City Hall to Union Square in New York City, holding the first Labor Day parade in U.S. history.

The idea of a “workingmen’s holiday,” celebrated on the first Monday in September, caught on in other industrial centers across the country, and many states passed legislation recognizing it. Congress would not legalize the holiday until 12 years later, when a watershed moment in American labor history brought workers’ rights squarely into the public’s view. On May 11, 1894, employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago went on strike to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives.

On June 26, the American Railroad Union, led by Eugene V. Debs, called for a boycott of all Pullman railway cars, crippling railroad traffic nationwide. To break the Pullman strike, the federal government dispatched troops to Chicago, unleashing a wave of riots that resulted in the deaths of more than a dozen workers.

Who Created Labor Day?

In the wake of this massive unrest and in an attempt to repair ties with American workers, Congress passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed it into law. More than a century later, the true founder of Labor Day has yet to be identified.

Many credit Peter J. McGuire, cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, while others have suggested that Matthew Maguire, a secretary of the Central Labor Union, first proposed the holiday.

Labor Day Celebrations

Labor Day is still celebrated in cities and towns across the United States with parades, picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays and other public gatherings. For many Americans, particularly children and young adults, it represents the end of the summer and the start of the back-to-school season.

My synopsis:

I feel depressed when this holiday is here. It means it’s the end of summer, and everyone it seems is in that mechanical work mode. Then October comes and we have my greatest holiday HALLOWEEN! Then November, Thanksgiving….not real hip on that cuz I can’t cook :) Then December is here when everyone gets greedy and money oriented, and children and teens EXPECT expensive gifts rather than throwing away the technology for a week and just spend time with one another without looking at your phone constantly. I guess I’m a pessimistic person right now because I’m on disability and it truly sucks. If my memory hadn’t been destroyed with my head and spinal cord injury I could be a Nurse with a MSN. Working the job I loved and wanted to specialize in psychological nursing. Oh well I guess we can still celebrate Labor Day even when we can’t be part of the LABOR FORCE!

TAKE CARE ALL AND ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY :)