In 2010, Congress voted unanimously to observe the second Sunday in August, which coincides with the day President Truman announced that World War II was over as National Spirit of '45 Day as a thank you to the Greatest Generation, which is rapidly passing away.
Sadly, this is not observed in most towns in the United States, but McHenry, Illinois, has one of the biggest ones in Veterans Park and that is exactly where I will be tomorrow, right after Parish Fest in Johnsburg, Illinois.
There are U.S. flags all over the place and many World War II veterans and now Korean War veterans, each one is acknowledged. Then, there is a Big Band playing at the gazebo as well as the release of doves and the surround taps (which always gets me).
Last year, because of the virus, it was not held in the park, but there were smaller ceremonies held at local McHenry cemeteries where new flagpoles were dedicated and Old Glory flapped briskly in the breeze.
So, Show Them You Care. Come On Out Tomorrow.
--GreGen
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