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The History of Memorial Day
Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration…
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Up Close and Personal with Chief Joseph Days Stage Coach
Written by Katy Nesbitt. Photography by Angelika Ursula Dietrich. Updated May 1, 2023. From left to right: Lynea and Stan Stanhope, Gary and Karen Prout, and Max Prout. EDITOR’S NOTE: 2004 was the first Chief Joseph Days Parade I covered while being the productions manager and freelance photographer for the Wallowa County Chieftain. I worked…
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