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Remembering Traditions [audio 8min]

America will be divided this weekend. Some of us will be headed to barbecues and picnics, while others will be at a graveside or a parade to honor fallen soldiers. When did Memorial Day shift from being a day of remembrance, to being a weekend of celebration? Weekend America's Krissy Clark finds out that this divide has existed longer than one might think — since the holiday first began.
Read entire article at APM "Weekend America"