A reality based independent journal of observation & analysis, serving the Flathead Valley & Montana since 2006. © James Conner.
My grandmother always called Memorial Day by its original name, Decoration Day. Regardless of the name, it’s the day when we pause to remember and honor our men and women in uniform who died fighting for our nation. Decoration Day was organized in 1868 to place flowers on the graves of the Civil War’s fallen, so it’s fitting that our virtual concert begins with Rachel Jillett singing a Civil War ballad,The Vacant Chair. Joan Baez follows with Pete Seeger’s Where Have All the Flowers Gone, and the Chad Mitchell Trio close with Bob Dylan’s classic, Blowing in the Wind.