Each year the last Monday in May has been designated as Memorial Day. Formerly known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day was declared a Federal holiday in 1971 to honor military personnel who lost their lives in the service of the United States. At 3:00 p.m. in each time...
In January 1970, young serviceman Jan Scruggs heard a loud explosion while having a morning cup of coffee in the jungles of Vietnam. A number of his comrades had been unloading an ammunition truck and lost their lives in the explosion. This experience caused Scruggs...