John Eggers Column: It’s never too late to remember Memorial Day

John Eggers Column: It’s never too late to remember Memorial Day

Although I have written about Memorial Day before, I want to elaborate a bit more on how important this holiday was for Minnesota communities. It was originally called “Declaration Day,” and the name was changed to Memorial Day in 1971. Unofficially, for kids, it was the first day of summer. “No more school, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks.” Summer had finally come. Now we could do anything we wanted for three whole months. First, w…