As a child Lkwd was known for their memorial day parades. Depending on the day of the holiday my father would load us into the old Dodge and drive us to Lkwd to view the parade. We were all exceedingly proud of the contingent of Jewish war veterans that marched. I doubt with the growth of the Yeshiva culture there are very few Jewish war veterans left from the wars after WW2. That being said, Decoration Day/Memorial day was never confused with Veterans day/Armistice Day by our family. My Uncle (the first American born in our family) was with the 4th infantry and helped liberate Dachau.
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