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Photo postcard of Robert C. Carr, great great grandfather of Claude Gerard. Mr. Carr served in the Civil War.
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Members of American Legion, Eagle River Valley Post 150, Gypsum, Colorado, on Decoration Day, May 30, 1940. This may have taken place at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
[Photo printed May 30, 1940, Ping's Station, Eagle, Colo.]
After World War II, the name "Memorial Day" became more common. In June 28, 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, making four national holidays three-day weekends. Memorial Day was one of these, now celebrated on the...