Memorial Day in 1942

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May 1942. Southington, Connecticut. "An American town and its way of life. The Memorial Day parade moving down the main street. The small number of spectators is accounted for by the fact that the town's war factories did not close. The town hall is in the left foreground."

I love this. Classic, simple, and innocent. (From the outside looking in anyway.) It's hard to imagine America was in the midst of World War II at the time. It seems so peaceful. There's no anti-war protests anywhere. I wish I had Dr. Emmett Brown's Delorean right now. It would be fun to get the "feel" of the parade.

Thank you vets (young and old). And thank you grandpa Horkey, we'll never forget you!

Happy Memorial Day!

—b

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