Good morning! Here is your news briefing for Monday May 31, 2021

1.) THE DAILY SIGNAL

	COMMENTARY Memorial Day Vow: ‘Never Again Will One Generation of Veterans Abandon Another’ By Robert Wilkie The Vietnam War created a lasting slogan: “Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another.” That must be our charge today—and always. More COMMENTARY Never Forget That US and UK Saved World From Tyranny By Jarrett Stepman Countless countries throughout the West—the United States, Great Britain, and others—have crossed the line of self-criticism essential to a free society and into outright self-loathing. More COMMENTARY Breaking Down Biden’s Proposed ‘Ghost Gun’ Rules By Amy Swearer Americans have a long and proud history of private gunsmithing. We’ve always been tinkering with our guns in our garages. Why are homemade guns suddenly an issue? More ANALYSIS Former VA Secretary Robert Wilkie Reminds Us Why We Celebrate Memorial Day By Virginia Allen Robert Wilkie, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Trump administration, says Americans owe a great debt because without those who laid down their lives, “we wouldn’t have very much… More COMMENTARY A New History Curriculum or Anti-American Propaganda? By Lindsey Burke President Biden wants educators to teach students that racism is endemic. He and his “woke” allies think students should learn that our nation was born of the desire to enslave other humans. More COMMENTARY We Hear You: Thomas Sowell, Housing First, and China and Celebrities By Katrina Trinko “John Cena and every Hollywood actor that bends the knee like him …should be required to get a tattoo across their forehead … ‘Made In China,'” writes Scott Ward. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Will the Madness of 2020 Last? By Victor Davis Hanson As Americans sober up, will they institutionalize or reject the frenzy remaining from the destructive stampede that took the country over the cliff during the most unhinged year in American history? More

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2.) THE EPOCH TIMES

SIGN UP May 31, 2021 READ ONLINE MEMORIAL DAY Dear Reader, We staff members at The Epoch Times love to celebrate Memorial Day! Some of us enjoy sparking up a charcoal grill for a backyard barbeque with friends and family, while others enjoy hitting the beach or the pool. Regardless of the activity, we all enjoy spending time with our loved ones. And most important to us, we recognize that Memorial Day is a day to celebrate our freedoms as Americans, and to recognize the sacrifice that so many men and women make for us to have those freedoms. For us, Memorial Day is a time to celebrate the men and women who have given their lives so that we can enjoy the great freedoms we have here in the United States. Before heading out to celebrate with friends and family, let’s take a moment to honor the great men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice. It is because of all of you that the American Dream is still alive and well. The Epoch Times Staff WORDS OF WISDOM “We owe this freedom of choice and action to those men and women in uniform who have served this nation and its interests in time of need. In particular, we are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free.” RONALD REAGAN MORNING BRIEF TOP NEWS This Memorial Day, a New Birth of Freedom Read more » Black Lives Matter St. Paul Founder Says He ‘Resigned’ After Learning the ‘Ugly Truth’ Read more » Virginia Teacher Placed on Leave After Saying He Won’t Call Students by Their Preferred Pronouns Read more » ‘Shame, Shame, Shame’: Trump Laments Memorial Day Drivers Facing High Gas Prices Read more » Biden’s Proposed Budget Lifts Ban on Federal Funding of Abortions Read more » ‘We Are Going to Expose You’: Crenshaw, Cotton Create Military Whistleblower Site to Combat ‘Woke Ideology’ Read more » Texas Senate Passes Major GOP-Backed Election Reform Bill Read more » 117 Employees File Lawsuit Against Texas Hospital for Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine Read more » POSITIVE NEWS The Murph Challenge: A Memorial Day Tribute to the Fallen Read more » EPOCH OPINION Memorial Day: Remembering and Honoring American Military Personnel Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice By Mark Hendrickson A Vietnam Memorial: Remembering Heroes and Villains From an Unpopular Conflict By Lloyd Billingsley A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR We’re excited to share with you that Shen Yun just launched a new online streaming platform: Shen Yun Creations. Everyone at Shen Yun can’t wait to perform for you in theaters again. In the meantime, we invite you to head over to ShenYunCreations.com and discover all that this online streaming platform has to offer. From dance compilations with breathtaking flips to dance training videos to Symphony Orchestra concerts, concerto recordings and much more—this is your hub for all things Shen Yun, straight to your computer. Get access to exclusive content at: ShenYunCreations.com. EPOCH TV VIDEOS [Exclusive Documentary] DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns Watch now » Memorial Day: Why We Celebrate and What We Should Remember Watch now » PUZZLE CENTER Click to play today’s game Feedback: Let us know what you think by taking this survey. If this email has been forwarded to you and you would like to sign up, please click here. Advertisement:   Copyright © 2021 The Epoch Times,  All rights reserved. The Epoch Times, 229 W 28th St, Fl.5, New York, NY 10001   With social media censorship sidelining many important headlines, our Morning Brief email is how we make sure you get the latest developments that our reporters have curated from around the world. It’s our way of keeping you truly informed so that you can make the decisions that align with your values. We hope you enjoy our coverage. Manage your email preferences here.

3.) DAYBREAK

Your First Look at Today’s Top Stories – Daybreak Insider Having trouble viewing this email? View the web version. SPONSORED BY DaybreakInsider.com  @DaybreakInsider MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021 1. Biden Calls for $6 Trillion in Government Spending And this is without a pandemic involved. The story notes “it would be the most sustained federal spending in more than 50 years” (Axios). The New York Times explains Biden’s plan “would push federal spending to its highest sustained levels since World War II” (NY Times). From Ben Shapiro: See, the thing about World War II is that we were fighting a WORLD WAR. We are in the midst of what should be a record-setting natural recovery from an artificially-induced economic coma, and this idiot’s plan is to spend like a pathological gambler on tilt (Twitter). 2. Secretary of State Criticizes Israel for Evicting Palestinians From the story: Secretary of State Tony Blinken warned Israeli leaders on his visit to Jerusalem this week that evictions of Palestinian families from East Jerusalem or further unrest on the Temple Mount could spark renewed “tension, conflict and war” (Axios). From Tom Cotton: The Biden administration is attacking Israel at the same time it is offering billions of dollars in sanctions relief to Iran (Twitter). Advertisement 3. Poll: Majority of Public Sides with Israelis over Palestinians 59 percent to 24 percent, putting the Democrats in a quandary. Fox News 4. White House Told There Is a Large Amount of Unexamined Evidence on Origin of COVID Virus Bided had this intelligence before he said they need to “redouble their efforts” into investigating (The Hill).  Meanwhile, a look at several areas the media ignored to keep the Wuhan lab story out of the news (Daily Caller). Another story notes “The New York Times reporter who went viral for claiming that the coronavirus lab-leak theory has “racist roots” has deleted her own Twitter account” (Fox News). Slowly, the networks are starting to admit Trump was right (Fox News). 5. Florida Governor: People are Moving to Florida, Registering as Republicans From the story: Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told Fox News during a town hall event Wednesday night that people who are moving to Florida are “overwhelmingly” registering as Republicans, including former Democrats who fled blue states. Daily Wire Advertisement 6. California to Give Away Over $100 Million to Get People to Vaccinate Governor Gavin Newsome tweeted: CA is launching a $116.5 MILLION GIVEAWAY for vaccinated Californians! $15 MILLION in cash prizes for 10 winners selected 6/15 $50k for winners on 6/4 & 6/11 Already vaccinated? You’re entered. Not vaccinated? Next 2 million that get fully vaccinated can ALSO get a $50 card (Twitter). Celebrity Chef Andrew Gruel, who defied the governor when he insisted restaurants shutdown, said “Give 464 small biz owners 250k grants. Invest in something that keeps giving for generations” (Twitter). 7. California Democrat Under Fire for Cleaning Up City From the story: Homeless advocates swarmed O’Farrell on Wednesday afternoon as Echo Park Lake officially reopened after two months of undergoing extensive cleaning, repair, and renovation. The project cost more than $1 million. Sanitation crews had reportedly removed syringes, guns, machetes, and according to O’Farrell’s office, more than 700 pounds of biological waste. How is he rewarded?  Demonstrators chanted “Shame on Mitch.” Daily Wire 8. Atlanta Councilman Who Voted to Defund Police Has Car Stolen And Antonio Brown ended up publicly thanking the police who helped him. Side note: Brown, who is running for mayor of Atlanta, also happens to be under investigation for several counts of fraud. New York Post Advertisement Copyright © 2021 DaybreakInsider.com SUBSCRIPTION INFO This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. It is only sent to people who signed up from one of the Salem Media Group network of websites OR a friend might have forwarded it to you. We respect and value your time and privacy. Unsubscribe from The Daybreak Insider OR Send postal mail to: The Daybreak Insider Unsubscribe 6400 N. Belt Line Rd., Suite 200, Irving, TX 75063 Were you forwarded this edition of The Daybreak Insider? Get your own free subscription Copyright © 2021 Salem Media Group and its Content Providers. All rights reserved.

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5.) MORNING BREW

May 31, 2021 View Online | Sign Up TOGETHER WITH  Good morning. It’s Memorial Day, a day to remember the people who have died in military service for this country. We are thinking of all the military families who have lost loved ones. With the markets closed, we decided to do something a little different for this issue: a summer 2021 preview. You’ll find the business trends we’ll be watching, a calendar of key dates, and a looooooong list of books for the beach or plane.

TRENDS Business Trends to Watch This Summer Francis Scialabba When you read the news this summer, we want you to think to yourself, “Ah yes…totally saw that coming.” Which is why each of the Morning Brew writers picked out a major business trend to watch over the next few months. Let us know if we missed any. Vaccine inequality In just six months, the US has vaccinated over half its adult population, a remarkable feat considering how much we seemed to lag other countries in controlling the virus last year. But it’s important to remember that most vaccines have gone to wealthier nations, and just 12 countries have immunized over 20% of their population. Lower- and middle-income countries continue to face limited vaccine access, even as outbreaks surge in some regions of the world, particularly in parts of Asia and South America. Slower vaccinations = slower recoveries, which threaten a global economic rebound. While the US is finally starting to share those much-needed vaccines, the gulf separating wealthy and less wealthy countries looks wider than ever. —Alex Hickey Supply chains Not just because my mom texts me every day that her new dryer hasn’t been delivered, but supply chain bottlenecks will continue to be a hot topic through the summer. In the last two months, there have been gas, lumber, chip, ketchup, worker, and boba shortages, just to name a few that had accompanying Morning Brew pieces. As the US fully reopens, demand for just about everything is surging, which puts even more pressure on manufacturers that had dialed back production last year. While the shortages won’t last forever, the pandemic (and the Suez Canal debacle a little) highlighted the fragility of our globalized supply chains. —Matty Merritt Inflation I’m with Matty. I think the big thing to watch is whether supply chains getting back to normal will cause the inflation scaries to subside. In April, consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in 13 years. Investors are concerned that higher prices could cause the Fed to wind down some of its stimulus measures or dent companies’ future profits. If you believe Fed officials, the pickup in inflation is “transitory” and directly related to the quirks of the pandemic-era economy. After all, used cars accounted for more than a third of the monthly increase in consumer prices in April. Data released over the summer will reveal whether higher inflation is more permanent than officials had thought. —Neal Freyman Crypto Maybe I’m on Twitter too much, but cryptocurrency, and more specifically cryptocurrency regulation, is the top business topic I’ll be watching this summer. Blockchain-based currencies’ entire shtick is being the Wild West of finance—but now, there are a bunch of sheriffs coming to town. This month alone, the SEC chair said crypto needs more regulation, the Treasury Department announced that it’s in the process of tightening disclosure requirements to the IRS, and the Federal Reserve said it’s also in a “sprint” to create some new rules. But all that’s tame compared to what’s happening over in China, where a crackdown on cryptocurrency mining could foreshadow regulation elsewhere. —Jamie Wilde Consumer trends Masks off, lipstick on. Prepare for overcrowded Sephoras as Americans get ready to party like it’s 1921. But there are other consumer trends I’m excited to watch this summer. Is home fitness here to stay even as gyms reopen? Maybe. After soaring more than 400% in 2020, Peloton’s stock is down almost 24% this year. Here’s what we do know: The home makeover revolution probably won’t let up. 30% of consumers plan to continue splurging on home items after the pandemic. Btw, have you experienced the awkwardness of a post-Covid hug/handshake? That’s why I’m bullish on contactless technology even after the pandemic, from e-wallets and telehealth to touchless coffee machines and QR-code menus. —Yiran Yu

CALENDAR Important Summer Dates Lintao Zhang/Getty Images This is the part of the newsletter where you take out your planner, flip to the month of June, and begin to write down all the important dates you need to know for what will be a crazy summer. June  Lana Del Rey releases her new album, Rock Candy Sweet, June 1, followed by Blue Banisters on July 4. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is June 7–11. Soccer’s Euro tournament begins June 11 and runs a full month. Any Pixar fans? Your boy Luca is coming to Disney+ on June 18. Other movie releases include In the Heights and F9. July Marvel’s Black Widow is taking over theaters on July 9. In Amazon land, Bezos is stepping down as CEO on July 5. His space company, Blue Origin, has its first tourist flight scheduled to lift off July 20. Pokémon Go Fest is happening July 17–18. Yes, the app’s still popular five years later. The Olympics are still on despite a ton of backlash. The spotlight’s on Tokyo (and Simone Biles), beginning July 23. Lollapalooza is back in Chicago from July 29 to August 1. August Sick of being indoors? All US National Parks are free to enter on August 4 and August 25. The first NFL preseason game is August 5 with the Steelers vs. the Cowboys. Prepare for a month of pop concerts. Lady Gaga kicks off her “Chromatica Ball” tour on August 7 in the US, and Harry Styles starts his “Love On Tour” on August 14. Elizabeth Holmes’s trial begins August 31. September The Met Gala is back on September 13 with the theme “American Independence.” Broadway returns September 14 No spectators were allowed at the 2020 US Open, but tennis fans can fill the stands this year from August 30–September 12. NYC’s annual Governors Ball is taking place from September 24–26. Billie Ellish, Post Malone, and DaBaby say better late than never.

TRAVEL Where Are You Going This Summer? Thomas Winz / Getty Images This summer, about half of Americans plan to take 1–2 trips or vacations, according to a YouGov-Morning Brew survey of 1,200 US adults. To the 3% who said they’re taking 5 or more…please send us a link to apply to your company. Is that normal? Almost 60% said the frequency of their summer travel plans is similar to pre-pandemic levels. 27% said they’re traveling less, and 13% said they’re traveling more. And as oxymoronic as it sounds, WFH is encouraging more people to leave their homes. Of the 30% of respondents who work remotely at least one day a week, 42% said it’s positively impacted their ability to travel. Some people don’t know what they’re doing yet Due to pandemic uncertainty, many travelers have waited until closer to their intended travel date to book. Last November, the advance purchase window for plane tickets shortened to an average of just 30 days, Scott’s Cheap Flights founder Scott Keyes told the Brew. But as vaccinations picked up, those jitters started wearing off. By March 2021, the advance purchase window nearly doubled to 54 days. There are still some Covid concerns. 26% of respondents to the YouGov survey aren’t planning any trips this summer. That share was even higher (30% or more) among adults 45+. 69% expect to be fully vaccinated by the time they travel, but plenty still have pandemic worries, including… Contracting Covid (22%) Confusion over local pandemic laws (25%) Overcrowding (32%) Other travelers not following Covid rules (37%) But the No. 1 concern? 39% of travelers said they’re concerned about travel costs. More demand = higher prices Generally. However, when it comes to airfare, other forces are helping to keep some price increases in check. When countries announce they’re reopening borders for US travelers, there’s a predictable spike in flight searches to that destination, according to Keyes. In many cases, airlines add extra flights to those routes to meet demand. Keyes observed that cycle play out recently in Iceland, Greece, Croatia, and Spain, as well as several travel hotspots in the US. While more travelers are looking to get their delayed Eurotrip on, domestic travel is still the name of the game this summer, Keyes said. National Parks out West including Yosemite and Yellowstone remain popular, and booked flights to Montana and Wyoming next month are up 23% and 21%, respectively, over 2019. Staying in the country doesn’t mean being close to home. Travelers are gobbling up cheap fares to far-flung locations within the US. Of the top 20 most popular flight deals Scott’s Cheap Flights sent subscribers over the last two months, multiple were roundtrips to Hawaii and Alaska. Zoom out: Only 40% of YouGov’s respondents said they plan on flying this summer, while 86% plan on using a car for vacation at least once. YouGov is an international research and data analytics group that surveys a panel of 15+ million people across 40 major markets.

CULTURE Summer Bucket List Matty Merritt

FROM THE CREW Brew’s Bookshelf Giphy We juiced up Brew’s Bookshelf with plenty of book recs to carry you through the summer. We even divided them into nice little categories. Beach reads: something easy to enjoy with a lime-a-rita in your hand. How Iceland Changed the World by Egill Bjarnason explores the history and global impact of the little island that could. While you take your Sunday nap, you’ll dream about Rich Cohen’s story of the infamous 1860s criminal Albert Hicks in The Last Pirate of New York. In Alex McElroy’s satirical debut novel, The Atmospherians, women band together to address toxic masculinity by…forming a cult? Plane reads: air travel is back and so is the guy sitting next to you who won’t stop showing you videos of him playing harmonica. Take More Vacations by Scott Keyes, founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights, will have you regretting how much you paid for your round trip to Austin. City Planner Jeff Speck makes the case for why your city should be more walkable. In Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places, he gives community members the data and tools to make it happen. If you need something to start at the gate and finish when you land, My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is a quick, funny thriller. Escape from your dad’s girlfriend’s barbecue reads: N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth sci fi trilogy will keep you busy for a while. Fall into the inspiring story of a teenage girl growing up in Nigeria in Abi Daré’s The Girl with the Louding Voice. In his latest biography, The Code Breaker, Walter Isaacson follows Nobel-prize winning scientist Jennifer Doudna on her path to co-creating the breakthrough gene editing technique, CRISPR.

6.) THE FACTUAL

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1 big thing: QAnon infects churches

QAnon conspiracy theories have burrowed so deeply into American churches that pastors are expressing alarm — and a new poll shows the bogus teachings have become as widespread as some denominations.

• Why it matters: The problem with misinformation and disinformation is that people — lots of people — believe it. And they don’t believe reality coming from the media and even their ministers.

Dr. Russell Moore, one of America’s most respected evangelical Christian thinkers, told me he’s “talking literally every day to pastors, of virtually every denomination, who are exhausted by these theories blowing through their churches or communities.”

• “Several pastors told me that they once had to talk to parents dismayed about the un-Christian beliefs of their grown children,” Moore added. But now, the tables have turned.

That stunning window into the country’s congregations came when I asked Moore for his response to a major poll, out last week:

• 15% of Americans, the poll found, agree with the QAnon contention that “the government, media, and financial worlds in the U.S. are controlled by a group of Satan-worshipping pedophiles who run a global child sex trafficking operation.”

The online poll was taken by Ipsos in March for the Public Religion Research Institute and Interfaith Youth Core.

• “For those who hope that the events of January 6 are in our past, I think this data gives little in the way of assurance,” said Kristin Du Mez, a Calvin University historian of gender, faith and politics, and author of “Jesus and John Wayne.”

The poll found that Hispanic Protestants (26%) and white evangelical Protestants (25%) were more likely to agree with the QAnon philosophies than other groups. (Black Protestants were 15%, white Catholics were 11% and white mainline Protestants were 10%.)

• As a New York Times headline put it: “QAnon Now as Popular in U.S. as Some Major Religions, Poll Suggests.”

Catch up quick: QAnon is more a movement than an organization — there’s no HQ or public leader. The conspiracies were spread by followers of President Trump, and “Q” signifiers were common at Trump rallies.

• Share this story. … Explore the poll. … QAnon 101.

2. China to allow 3 children

Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, with a portrait of Mao Zedong, on May 3. Photo: Ng Han Guan/AP

China announced today that it is relaxing strict family planning restrictions and allowing couples to have three children each.

• Why it matters: The ruling Chinese Communist Party lifted the two-children-per-parents limit to counter an aging population and falling birth rate, which threaten the country’s economic future.

The government imposed a repressive one-child policy to slow population growth in 1979. It eased the limit to two children in 2016.

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3. U.S. plans crypto crackdown

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U.S. financial authorities “are preparing to take a more active role in regulating the $1.5tn cryptocurrency market, amid growing concern that a lack of proper oversight risks harming savers and investors,” The Financial Times reports (subscription).

• Why it matters: “The new efforts reflect a break with the Trump administration, which in some cases encouraged the use of cryptocurrencies in the financial system.”

Michael Hsu, who was appointed this month as acting U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, told the FT that he wants U.S. officials to work together to set a “regulatory perimeter” for crypto.

4. Memorial Day in America

An honor guard member walks past the names of 15,000 women and men from Delaware and New Jersey who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II and the Korean War.

• President Biden attended the service yesterday at Veterans Memorial Park in New Castle, Del.

Service today at Hill Crest Memorial Park in Shreveport, La.

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5. Teens clean up with perks, raises

America’s luckiest workers are teens, the N.Y. Times reports (subscription), as employers pour on perks and higher pay:

• Workers at Kennywood theme park outside Pittsburgh “are receiving season park passes for themselves and three family members — a bonus worth around $300. Applebee’s offered an ‘Apps for Apps’ deal in which applicants who were interviewed received a free appetizer voucher. Restaurants and gas stations … are offering signing bonuses.”
• Kennywood’s starting wage is $13 — up from $9 last year.
• Lifeguards are getting raises, and some age requirements are dropping from 16 to 15.

Reality check: Data show that white teens are doing better than Black or Hispanic teens, possibly because of transportation disparities:

• “[W]hile places like Cape Cod and suburban neighborhoods begin to boom, some urban centers with public transit remain short on foot traffic.”

6. Texas Dems play hooky, blocking voting bill

With the year’s legislative session ticking down, Democrats vanished from the Texas House in Austin last night in an effort to kill a sweeping GOP-backed voting bill, The Dallas Morning News reports:

• “At around 10:45 p.m., the last remaining Democrats needed to keep a quorum of 100 members streamed out of the chamber. Debate on the bill abruptly stopped.”
• “The 2021 legislative session ends [today] and anything not passed by midnight was effectively dead for the year — unless the governor revives it in a special session.”

Axios’ David Nather, a Texas-ex, notes that there’s a history to these walkouts: In 1979, Texas Rangers were sent to arrest wayward lawmakers known as the “Killer Bees,” for their effort to stop legislation.

• Read the tale.

Go deeper: Inside the legislation.

7. “Pied Piper of SPACs”

In a “Letter from Silicon Valley“ in The New Yorker, Charles Duhigg profiles Chamath Palihapitiya,

Chamath Palihapitiya, who has earned billions of dollars while tweeting things like “Im about to really f— some s— up” to his 1.5 million followers, rarely requires identification beyond his first name. That’s in part because, in the past decade, he has spent significant time saying things in public that rich people aren’t supposed to say. Venture capitalists are “a bunch of soulless cowards.” Of hedge-fund managers: “Let them get wiped out. Who cares? They don’t get to summer in the Hamptons?” …

For the many people in tech circles who once proudly considered themselves outsiders and now control some of the most powerful firms in the world, Palihapitiya embodies the kind of interloper currently in ascendance: the bitcoin millionaire, the Reddit oversharer, the arriviste who moves markets by tweeting memes. Palihapitiya has gained notoriety by telling seductive stories of quick riches and upended hierarchies. These narratives have become such mainstays of how the technology industry sees itself that executives refer to enrapturing a roomful of people as “Chamathing the audience.”

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8. 🎧 Holiday listening: How iconic businesses are bouncing back

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Dan Primack’s “Axios Re:Cap” podcast wrapped up a special six-part series on “America’s Business Comeback” with a conversation with SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman:

• She discussed President Biden’s roadmap for small business recovery, including a restaurant bailout fund.

The series features conversations with proprietors of iconic American small businesses, including Wall Drug (South Dakota), Pike Place Fish Market (Seattle), First Ave. (Minneapolis) and Pat’s King of Steaks (Philly).

• Hear it here.

9. 📺 What we’re watching

Greenwood area of Tulsa in June 1921. Photo: American National Red Cross Photograph Collection via Getty Images

On this 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Riots, CNN premieres “Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street” (9 p.m. ET):

• Director Salima Koroma told AP that she pitched her Tulsa massacre documentary to some networks nearly five years ago, but drew no interest because “gatekeepers” weren’t ready to welcome the story.
• The project eventually found a home with LeBron James’ and Maverick Carter’s The SpringHill Company. “Now everybody’s scrambling to tell it,” Koroma said. “Finally, tell these stories. I think that’s what’s happening.”

Watch the trailer. … Q&A with the director.

10. 🏎️ Thriller for world’s largest sports crowd in 15 months

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Helio Castroneves, 46, grabbed the lead late and pulled away for his fourth Indy 500 win before a crowd of 135,000 — 40% of capacity, but the largest COVID-era sports crowd in the world. It felt like a full house.

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Helio Castroneves did his traditional Spider-Man climb at the finish-line fence after his fourth Indy win.

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May 31, 2021 View in browser AP Morning Wire   Good morning from Warsaw. Here’s the news to start the week. President Joe Biden marks his first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief by paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the nation while remembering his son Beau, a veteran who died six years ago from brain cancer. Texas Democrats pulled off a dramatic, last-ditch walkout in the state House of Representatives to block passage of one of the most restrictive voting bills in the U.S. In China, the ruling Communist Party says it will allow couples to have three children, up from two, as it faces a looming demographic crisis.   Also this morning: European Union installs high-tech surveillance system at a migration flashpoint along Greece’s border with Turkey Israel’s Netanyahu could lose job as his rivals seek to unite Tiananmen crackdown exhibition opens in Hong Kong VANESSA GERA The Associated Press Warsaw, Poland The Rundown For Biden, a deeply personal Memorial Day weekend observance NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden marked his first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief by honoring the nation’s sacrifices in a deeply personal manner as he paid tribute Sunday to those lost while remembering his late son Beau, a…Read More China easing birth limits further to cope with aging society BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in response to the population’s rising age, a state news agency said Monday. …Read More Dems walk, stop Texas GOP’s sweeping voting restrictions AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A restrictive voting bill in Texas that was on the verge of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk failed to pass Sunday night after Democrats walked out of the House chamber before a midnight deadline. …Read More Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdict WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using the company’s talc products. The case features an array of high-profile attorn…Read More In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress PEPLO, Greece (AP) — As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away! Greek border police are firing bursts of deafening noise from an armored truck over the frontier into Turkey. …Read More OTHER TOP STORIES Netanyahu could lose PM job as rivals attempt to join forces JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents on Sunday appeared to be moving closer toward a coalition deal that could end the 12-year rule of the …Read More AP PHOTOS: Tiananmen crackdown exhibit opens in Hong Kong HONG KONG (AP) — The organizer of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square candlelight vigil has opened its yearly exhibit of photographs and paraphernalia from the bloody 1989 c…Read More To fend off Netflix, movie theaters try 3-screen immersion LONDON (AP) — Sit at the back of the movie theater, and it’s possible to see the appeal of ScreenX, the latest attempt to drag film lovers off the sofa and away from Netflix…Read More Australian softball squad flies to Japan for Olympic camp SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s Olympic softball squad left Sydney bound for Japan on Monday and will be among the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo Games. The so-called Aussie Spir…Read More “There are only two forces that can carry light to all the corners of the globe … the sun in the heavens and The Associated Press down here.” Mark Twain GET THE APP Download the AP News app to get breaking news alerts from AP on your phone, tablet or watch. Unsubscribe     |     About us  © 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 200 Liberty St., New York, NY 10128

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View in your browser Presented by the Citizens’ Climate Lobby 9 Republicans not named Trump who could run in 2024 BY JULIA MANCHESTER A growing number of Republicans are already jockeying ahead of 2024 as they await former President Trump’s decision on another possible White House run. While Trump has not confirmed whether he will launch a third presidential bid, he has repeatedly teased the idea since losing the election in 2020. But that hasn’t stopped speculation from building around other high-profile Republicans seen as potential heirs apparent to the former president. Read the full story here Justice faces pressure for action on civil rights post-Trump BY REBECCA BEITSCH AND HARPER NEIDIG The Biden Justice Department is facing mounting pressure to address civil rights challenges and rework the agency’s priorities in the wake of the Trump administration now that it has a full slate of civil rights leaders at the helm. 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Learn how putting a price on carbon will incentivize innovation, transform our economy and create millions of jobs. Learn more. The sacrifices of the fallen can remind us we must work together to heal the divisions among us BY SEN. MITT ROMNEY (R-UTAH) OPINION | This Memorial Day weekend, we have a responsibility to ensure that these brave men who sacrificed their lives to defend our freedom are remembered, and that their stories and legacies endure for generations. Read the full story here The massacre of ‘Black Wall Street’ still resonates today BY ANTJUAN SEAWRIGHT OPINION | Imagine a city that so embodied the wholesome and idealized promise of the American Dream that Frank Capra and Norman Rockwell would have hated not to have created it themselves. Imagine a post-Reconstruction city that not only weathered the upheaval and violence that marked so much of America leading into and immediately following World War I, but one that thrived. Now imagine that community was Black. 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HAPPENING NOW: President JOE BIDEN delivers the annual Memorial Day Address at Arlington National Cemetery after a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Watch live

If you live in Washington, D.C., some great news on this Memorial Day: It’s going to be 72 degrees and sunny, coronavirus cases, positivity rates and Covid-19 deaths in D.C. are all at about the lowest they’ve been since March 2020. Restaurants are back at 100%. I hope you get to spend time with people you haven’t seen in a while. More below on the start of Reunion Summer, but first …

THE TEXAS WALKOUT: On Sunday night, at 10:35 p.m. CDT, Democrats in the Texas Capitol received a text from their caucus leader commanding them to exit the building:

“Members take your key and leave the chamber discretely. Do not go to the gallery. Leave the building.”

There was no fire or bomb scare, but for Democrats it was an emergency.

The mass exit of the minority party deprived Republicans the 100-member quorum necessary to pass one of the most restrictive voting laws in the country before a midnight deadline.

The law, per NYT’s Nick Corasaniti, “included new restrictions on absentee voting; granted broad new autonomy and authority to partisan poll watchers; escalated punishments for mistakes or offenses by election officials; and banned both drive-through voting and 24-hour voting, which were used for the first time during the 2020 election in Harris County, home to Houston and a growing number of the state’s Democratic voters.”

The Texas legislation, known as SB7, was so alarming to national Democrats that Biden released a statement Saturday condemning it as “part of an assault on democracy” and “un-American.” If Democrats in Austin were looking for a nod from the White House to do everything in their power to scuttle the bill, they received it from the president, who said, “I continue to call on all Americans, of every party and persuasion, to stand up for our democracy and protect the right to vote and the integrity of our elections.”

Democrats in the state House of Representatives realized Republicans could vote to halt their talking filibuster, so they resorted to a walking filibuster. Texas Tribune’s Alexa Ura on how it happened:

“In between their speeches opposing the bill, Democrats seemed to be trickling off the floor throughout the night, a number of their desks appearing empty. During an earlier vote to adopt a resolution allowing last-minute additions to the bill, just 35 of 67 Democrats appeared to cast votes. Around 10:30 p.m., the remaining Democrats were seen walking out of the chamber. …

“By 11:15 p.m. about 30 Democrats could be seen arriving at a Baptist church about 2 miles away from the Capitol in East Austin.

“The location for Democrats’ reunion appeared to be a nod at a last-minute addition to the expansive bill that set a new restriction on early voting hours on Sundays, limiting voting from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Over the last two days, Democrats had derided the addition — dropped in during behind-closed-door negotiations — raising concerns that change would hamper ‘souls to the polls’ efforts meant to turn out voters, particularly Black voters, after church services.”

Per the AP, the good news for Democrats …

“The revolt is one of Democrats’ biggest protests to date against nationwide GOP efforts to impose stricter election laws and they used the spotlight to urge President Biden to act on voting rights.”

And the bad news …

“But the victory may be fleeting: Republican Gov. GREG ABBOTT, who had declared new voting laws a priority in Texas, said he would call for a special session to finish the job. He called the failure of the bill ‘deeply disappointing’ but didn’t say when he would bring lawmakers back to work.”

National Democrats are seizing on the Texas walkout to add pressure to end the Senate filibuster and pass the For the People Act and/or the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Here’s JULIÁN CASTRO:

“Texas Democrats have officially blocked the Republican voter suppression bill and spared us time to act. NOW is the time for the U.S. Senate to end the filibuster and safeguard our democracy before it’s too late. @Sen_JoeManchin and @SenatorSinema, we’re counting on you.”

Conservatives immediately leapt on the obvious contradiction here: Castro is cheering how the minority party used an extreme blocking tactic to defeat SB7 in Texas while demanding that Democrats strip the minority of a similar power in Washington.

SPEAKING OF THREATS TO DEMOCRACY — This is a real headline in America in 2021: “Former Trump advisor Michael Flynn said the U.S. should have a coup like Myanmar, where the military overthrew the democratically elected government,” Insider … The video

KEEP AN EYE ON THIS — Policing and rising crime rates are now dominating two very different electoral contests, a House special election in New Mexico and the New York City mayoral race:

— Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser: “Surge in crime, defund the police push are top issues in House special election”

— HuffPost’s Daniel Marans: “How A Historic Spike In Crime Upended New York City Politics”

REUNION SUMMER: The WSJ’s Jennifer Levitz writes about “The Great American Reunion” happening this summer as Americans dine out in large numbers again, families that have been separated for a year gather in living rooms, worshipers sing and pray without masks, fans return to live music venues, and workers stream back into the office.

The accompanying photo essay is surprisingly powerful. It captures moments that would have been entirely banal 15 months ago, but which now seem almost magical — people hugging, eating together, gathering in big groups in backyards, dancing, singing, toasting and getting drunk. As one person tells the Journal, “We can live again.”

Good Monday morning. Thanks for reading Playbook. Let us know how you plan to celebrate the return of normalcy this summer: Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels, Ryan Lizza, Tara Palmeri.

BIDEN’S MONDAY:

— 7:30 a.m.: The president will receive the President’s Daily Brief.

— 8:35 a.m.: The president and first lady JILL BIDEN will leave Wilmington, Del., for the White House, arriving at 9:30 a.m.

— 10 a.m.: The Bidens will take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, with VP KAMALA HARRIS and second gentleman DOUG EMHOFF, Defense Secretary LLOYD AUSTIN and Joints Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. MARK MILLEY.

— 10:30 a.m.: Biden will deliver the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater. Austin and Milley will also speak.

THE WEEK AHEAD — Biden will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the killing of hundreds of Black residents, with remarks, a tour of the Greenwood Cultural Center and meetings with surviving members of the community. He’ll deliver remarks twice more later in the week — about the pandemic and vaccines Wednesday and about the jobs report Friday.

THE WHITE HOUSE

MEMORIAL DAY READING — “President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Memorial Day event Sunday,” Delaware News Journal: “On the eve of his first Memorial Day as commander in chief, President Joe Biden commended military service members and their families while grieving the anniversary of the death of his son BEAU BIDEN. … The president lauded military personnel for their service and consoled grieving families who’ve lost loved ones in the line of duty.

“‘I know how much the loss hurts,’ Biden said. ‘I know the black hole it leaves in the middle of your chest; it feels like you may get sucked into it and not come out.’ … Biden called for unity on a day of remembrance and honor. ‘I hope that the nation comes together,’ Biden said. ‘We’re not Democrats or Republicans today – we’re Americans.’”

WHAT LOUISA TERRELL IS READING — “Biden Leads Predecessors in Nominations, Lags Behind in Confirmations,” by WSJ’s Ken Thomas: “More than four months into his presidency, Mr. Biden has made 244 cumulative nominations to Senate-confirmed positions, more than double the number made by President DONALD TRUMP at this stage …

“But while Mr. Biden’s cabinet nominees were confirmed relatively quickly, he trails [BILL CLINTON, GEORGE W. BUSH and BARACK OBAMA] in overall Senate confirmations at this point of his presidency, clearing 53 of his nominees so far.”

WEEKENDS IN WILMINGTON — “For Biden, the White House is ‘a Monday-through-Friday kind of place,’” by CNN’s Kate Bennett: “Since taking office four months ago, the President has spent more weekends away from the White House than he has stayed there, almost three times as many. Counting this Memorial Day weekend, Biden has been in Wilmington nine weekends and passed five weekends at the presidential retreat, Camp David, in rural Maryland. The numbers far exceed any modern president’s weekends off-campus at this point in his tenure. …

“Biden’s instinct — sometimes last-minute, say those familiar with his schedule — is to get away from it for a weekly breather. One person said it’s the escapism aspect of getting away from ‘the office’ that drives him to seek another location. … Another person familiar with the mood of the Biden residence noted the first couple is well-liked by the White House staff, but their frequent absences make it difficult to get to know them.”

POLICY CORNER

IMMIGRATION FILES — “White House considering fast-track family deportations,” by Axios’ Stef Kight: “Resuming the practice of so-called expedited removals for families could be a divisive move among some Democrats. It would shift the administration toward a more deterrence-based approach, used to different degrees by the past four presidents and embraced especially by the Trump administration. …

“A review of the expedited removal process by the Department of Homeland Security is due this week … Some advisers are recommending the tool as a way to deter prospective undocumented border crossers. A White House official told Axios that ‘no final determinations have been made.’”

— “Biden Aims to Rebuild and Expand Legal Immigration,” by NYT’s Michael Shear and Zolan Kanno-Youngs: “A 46-page draft blueprint obtained by The New York Times maps out the Biden administration’s plans to significantly expand the legal immigration system, including methodically reversing the efforts to dismantle it by Trump, who reduced the flow of foreign workers, families and refugees, erecting procedural barriers tougher to cross than his ‘big, beautiful wall.’

“Divided into seven sections, the document offers detailed policy proposals that would help more foreigners move to the United States, including high-skilled workers, trafficking victims, the families of Americans living abroad, American Indians born in Canada, refugees, asylum-seekers and farm workers. Immigrants who apply online could pay less in fees or even secure a waiver in an attempt to ‘reduce barriers’ to immigration. And regulations would be overhauled to ‘encourage full participation by immigrants in our civic life.’”

THE NEXT CULTURE WAR FRONT — “Challenge to Roe v. Wade puts spotlight on FDA review of abortion pill rules,” by Alice Miranda Ollstein: “A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that such state restrictions are helping to drive demand for abortion pills, which the Food and Drug Administration recently said can be dispensed by mail during the pandemic to protect people against the coronavirus. Earlier this month, the agency temporarily waived requirements that the pills be given to patients in person by a doctor for the duration of the pandemic and could make the policy permanent, pending an ongoing review. …

“The FDA decision to allow patients to receive the pills via telemedicine or through the mail during the pandemic has galvanized both sides of the abortion wars. Anti-abortion activists — having lost influence in Washington following the 2020 election — have intensified lobbying right-leaning state legislatures to curb, if not outlaw, access to the pills, concerned that widespread access to the drug will render other abortion restrictions obsolete.” The study

BEYOND THE BELTWAY

100TH ANNIVERSARY IN TULSA — “Church leaders encourage hope in persecution as north Tulsa faith community commemorates massacre: ‘We remember, we worship,’” Tulsa World: “Organizers reminded attendees … to not only remember the tragedy, but also to worship the Lord who has been with their generations through it all. And worship they did. … [MONROE] NICHOLS urged the crowd not to forget the task at hand — seeking justice — but to have patience. It took 100 years just to tell the history of the massacre, he said; a renaissance can’t be done in a weekend.

“Tulsa City Councilor VANESSA HALL-HARPER joined Nichols and several other speakers in calling for something she said seems to make many-a governmental leader uncomfortable. ‘We cannot even talk about justice without reparations,’ Hall-Harper said.”

LAST NIGHT ON ‘60 MINUTES’ — “Federal judges call for increased security after threats jump 400% and one judge’s son is killed,” by CBS’ Bill Whitaker: “Judge ESTHER SALAS was in her New Jersey home when a gunman targeting Salas opened fire on her family, killing her son and wounding her husband. Now she’s fighting for better protection of judges.”

AMERICA AND THE WORLD

BIBI ON THE ROPES — “Is it finally the end for Benjamin Netanyahu, the great survivor of Israeli politics?” by CNN’s Hadas Gold: “Beyond losing his role as leader of Israel’s government, Netanyahu faces perhaps an even greater threat if the new government is sworn in: an ongoing trial on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

“Netanyahu has denied all the charges, describing them as a media-fueled witch hunt against him. He insists he wants the case to run its course, confident it will crumble. But political analysts say that by staying in power, Netanyahu could avoid prosecution and possible jail time by appointing a new attorney general, or by influencing the appointment of certain judges who could affect his trial. Other critics of the Israeli leader say he wants to pass a new immunity law that would protect a sitting prime minister from being indicted.”

FROM ONE TO THREE — “China Allows for Three Children as Nation Faces Demographic Crunch From One-Child Policy,” WSJ: “The shift comes more than five years after Beijing ended its decadeslong ‘one-child policy’ to let all couples have two children, and follows the release earlier this month of census figures showing China’s population on the cusp of a historic turning point after years of rapid growth.

“The announcement came after a Monday meeting of the Politburo, the Chinese Communist Party’s top decision-making body, chaired by leader XI JINPING. State-run Xinhua News Agency said the change would ‘improve the country’s population structure, actively implement the national strategy to respond to the aging population, and maintain the country’s demographic advantage.’”

TRUMP CARDS

GOP CANDIDATES FLOCK TO BANNON’S POD — “Bannon has his MAGA megaphone back. GOP candidates know it,” by NBC’s Henry Gomez and Allan Smith: “With Fox News losing favor among Trump’s most diehard fans, ‘War Room’ appears to be gaining steam as a safe space for the far right. It’s routinely among the most popular podcasts on Apple’s platform and streams live twice each weekday and once every Saturday through the Real America’s Voice network.

“On this show, Joe Biden is not the real president, and the theory that Covid-19 leaked from a Wuhan, China, lab has been a hot topic for more than a year. Bannon encourages skepticism about vaccines one minute and peddles zinc and Vitamin D pills the next. In an interview with NBC News, Bannon said candidates who appear will be pushed first and foremost on what he called ‘a litmus test’ for the GOP: challenging the outcome of the 2020 election.”

WHAT HAPPENED IN LAFAYETTE PARK — “Department used tear gas on Lafayette Park protesters in June 2020,” WUSA9: “In a federal court hearing Friday, MPD’s attorney gave reasons for why the department used tear gas and other chemical irritants on protesters. ‘The curfew, violence of past nights, chaos created by federal defendants, discharge of tear gas in that direction was not unreasonable,’ attorney RICHARD SOBIECKI, representing MPD, said. Sobiecki added that because its officers ‘did not target specific protesters,’ their constitutional rights were not violated.”

MEDIAWATCH

HANNAH-JONES BACKSTORY — “Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Mega-Donor, and the Future of Journalism,” by The Assembly’s John Drescher: “[WALTER] HUSSMAN had doubts about whether having her on the faculty would distract from teaching the school’s core values, according to emails and four university sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity. He relayed his concerns to the university’s top leaders, including at least one member of the UNC-CH Board of Trustees. …

“The previously unreported pushback by one of UNC-Chapel Hill’s biggest donors underscores issues about donor influence at the university, which is increasingly reliant on major gifts in light of mandated tuition freezes and minimal legislative-funding increases. It also reveals a new front in a growing national debate about objectivity in newsrooms: journalism schools themselves.”

AN ONLY-IN-SPRING 2021 HEADLINE: “Unfortunately, Cicadas Taste Like Nature’s Gushers; If you must eat them, go for air-fried,” The Atlantic

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — MEDIAWATCH: Will Ricciardella has been named senior editor for Fox News digital. He most recently was digital engagement editor at the Washington Examiner.

WEEKEND WEDDINGS — Greg Stohr, Supreme Court reporter for Bloomberg News, and Kimberly Atkins Stohr, a Boston Globe columnist and MSNBC contributor, got married Friday on the roof of the Rosewood Hotel in Georgetown, where the rain held off just long enough. Pic, via Derrel Todd … Another pic

— Katie Smith, senior media relations manager at the Urban Institute and a POLITICO alum, and Jonathan Hill, senior privacy policy analyst at the White House Office of Management and Budget, got married Saturday at her parents’ home in Forest, Va., surrounded by loved ones. The couple met online and live in Alexandria. Pic

WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Travis Considine, chief of media and comms at the Texas Department of Public Safety and a Rick Perry and John Cornyn alum, and Morgan Smith, a freelance journalist and Texas Tribune alum, recently welcomed Callum James Considine. Pic … Another pic

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May 31, 2021 • & Faith – American Minute with Bill Federer • Memorial Day — Honoring American Heroes of Courage • Sacrifice

Memorial Day in America, as an annual observance, can be traced back to the end of the Civil War, a war in which over a half-million died.

Southern women scattered spring flowers on graves of both northern Union and southern Confederate soldiers.

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Many places claimed to have held the original Memorial Day, such as:

• Warrenton, Virginia;
• Columbus, Georgia;
• Savannah, Georgia;
• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania;
• Boalsburg, Pennsylvania;
• Waterloo, New York.

One such place was Charleston, South Carolina, where a mass grave was uncovered of 257 Union soldiers who had died in a prison camp.

On May 1, 1865, former slaves organized a parade, led by 2,800 singing black children, in which they prayed, read Bible verses, sang spirituals, and reburied the soldiers with honor as an act of gratefulness for their ultimate sacrifice which gave them freedom.

In 1868, General John A. Logan, commander of the Civil War veterans’ organization “The Grand Army of the Republic,” called for a Decoration Day to be observed annually on May 30.

President James Garfield’s only executive order was in 1881 where he gave government workers May 30th off so they could decorate the graves of those who died in the Civil War.

In 1921, President Warren Harding had the remains of an unknown soldier killed in France during World War I buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery.

Inscribed on the Tomb is the phrase:

“HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER KNOWN BUT TO GOD.”

Since 1921, it has been the tradition for Presidents to lay a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The number 21 being the highest salute, the sentry takes 21 steps, faces the tomb for 21 seconds, turns and pauses 21 seconds, then retraces his steps.

On Memorial Day, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge stated:

“There can be no peace with the forces of evil. Peace comes only through the establishment of the supremacy of the forces of good.

That way lies through sacrifice … ‘Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.'”

The moving Memorial Day poem, “In Flanders Fields,” was composed during World War I, by a Canadian Expeditionary gunner and medical officer named John McCrae, who fought in the Second Battle of Ypres near Flanders, Belgium.

Describing the battle as a “nightmare,” as the enemy carried out one of the first chlorine gas attacks, McCrae wrote:

“For seventeen days and seventeen nights none of us have had our clothes off, nor our boots even, except occasionally. In all that time while I was awake, gunfire and rifle fire never ceased for sixty seconds …

And behind it all was the constant background of the sights of the dead, the wounded, the maimed, and a terrible anxiety lest the line should give way.”

Finding one of his friends killed, McCrae helped bury him along with the other dead in a field.

Noticing the field covered with poppy flowers, he wrote:

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.”

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Notable individuals who fought in World War I include:

• Sergeant Alvin York, took out 35 machine guns and captured 132 enemy;
• John J. Pershing, General of the Armies;
• Douglas MacArthur, Brigadier General;
• George S. Patton, tank commander;
• Leonard Wood, future Army Chief of Staff;

• Harry S Truman, artillery officer and future 33rd President;
• Eddie Rickenbacker, commander of 94th Areo Squadron;
• Quentin Roosevelt, a pilot, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, was shot down and died;
• Charles Whittlesey, commander of the “Lost Battalion” behind lines;
• Frank Luke -“balloon buster”;

• Irving Berlin, composer of “God Bless America”;
• Edouard Izac, naval office captured on a U-Boat, who escaped;
• Henry Johnson of the “Harlem Hellfighters”;
• Dan Daly, Marine Sergeant charged and captured machine gun nests;
• Ernest Hemingway, author of A Farewell to Arms;
• J.R.R. Tolken, British author of The Lord of the Rings;
• C.S. Lewis, British author of The Chronicles of Narnia.

One soldier was Orval William Epperson.

Born on a rugged Ozark farm near Anderson, Missouri, he fought in France, being assigned to the 338th Machine Gun Battalion 88th Division.

Upon returning to America, he married Therese DeBrosse, and had three children: Joan, Orval Wilford, and Tirzah, the mother of the author of this article.

Orval and Therese’s only son, Orval Wilford “Billy” Epperson, served in World War II as a bombardier on a B17 Flying Fortress, 525th Squadron, 379 Bomb Group A.P.O. 550 (#0-768946).

23-year-old “Billy” Epperson flew from Camp Crowder in southwest Missouri, over his hometown of Neosho, then headed for Kimbolton, England.

He had written a Mother’s Day note to his mom, tied it with a handkerchief to a small weight and dropped it from the plane.

A neighbor got it and brought to his mother.

Little did either know that that would be the closest they would be again, as Billy was shot down by the Nazis over the English Channel near Holland on July 9, 1944.

In 1958, President Eisenhower placed soldiers in the tomb from World War II and the Korean War.

In 1968, one hundred years after the first observance, Memorial Day was moved to the last Monday in May.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan placed a soldier from the Vietnam War in the tomb.

 

DNA test later identified him as pilot Michael Blassie, a graduate of St. Louis University High School, 1966 and the U.S. Air Force Academy, 1970, whose A-37B Dragonfly was shot down near An Loc, South Vietnam.

In 1998, Michael Blassie was reburied at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.

In 2000, Congress passed The National Moment of Remembrance Act (Public Law 106-579), whereby on each Memorial Day, at 3:00pm, citizens should pause for a moment:

“Congress finds that … it is essential to remember and renew the legacy of Memorial Day … to pay tribute to individuals who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States …

Greater strides must be made to demonstrate appreciation for those loyal people … whose values, represented by their sacrifices, are critical to the future of the United States …

and to encourage citizens to dedicate themselves to the … principles for which those heroes of the United States died …

A symbolic act of unity … to honor the men and women of the United States who died in the pursuit of freedom and peace … as a day of prayer for permanent peace.”

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Memorial Day grew to honor all who gave their lives defending America’s freedom in every war, including:

• Revolutionary War (1775-1783) 25,000;
• Barbary Wars (1801-1805; 1815) 45;
• War of 1812 (1812-1814) 20,000;
• Mexican-American War (1846-1848) 13,283;
• Civil War (1861-1865) 625,000;
• Spanish-American War (1898) 2,446;
• World War 1 (1917-1918) 116,516;
• World War 2 (1941-1945) 405,399;
• Korean War (1950-1953) 36,516;
• Vietnam War (1955-1975) 58,209;
• Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) 258;
• Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan (2001-2014) 2,356;
• Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2012) 4,489; and
• ongoing wars against Islamic terrorism.

At the Memorial Day Ceremony, May 31, 1993, President Bill Clinton remarked:

“The inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier says that he is ‘Known but to God.’

But that is only partly true. While the soldier’s name is known only to God, we know a lot about him.

We know he served his country, honored his community, and died for the cause of freedom.

And we know that no higher praise can be assigned to any human being than those simple words …

In the presence of those buried all around us, we ask the support of all Americans in the aid and blessing of God Almighty.”

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Charles Michael Province, U.S. Army, wrote the poem:

“It is the Soldier, not the minister

Who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the Soldier, not the reporter

Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Soldier, not the poet

Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer

Who has given us freedom to protest.

It is the Soldier, not the lawyer

Who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the Soldier, not the politician

Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,

Who serves beneath the flag,

And whose coffin is draped by the flag,

Who allows the protester to burn the flag.”

In his Memorial Day Address, May 31, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge said:

“Settlers came here from mixed motives … Generally defined, they were seeking a broader freedom.

They were intent upon establishing a Christian commonwealth in accordance to the principle of self-government …

It has been said that ‘God sifted the nations that He might send choice grain into the wilderness.'”

Coolidge was citing an Election Sermon given in Boston, April 29, 1669, by Massachusetts Governor Judge William Stoughton, commenting on how persecution led Puritans to flee England and settle the New World:

“God sifted a whole nation that he might send choice grain over into this wilderness.”

Henry W. Longfellow used a similar line in his classic Courtship of Miles Standish:

“God had sifted three kingdoms to find the wheat for this planting.”

This was explained further in Benjamin Franklin Morris’ classic The Christian Life and Character of The Civil Institutions of The United States (1864):

“The persecutions of the Puritans in England for non-conformity, and the religious agitations and conflicts in Germany by Luther, in Geneva by Calvin, and in Scotland by Knox, were the preparatory ordeals for qualifying Christian men for the work of establishing the civil institutions on the American continent.

‘God sifted’ in these conflicts ‘a whole nation that He might send choice grain over into the wilderness’; and the blood and persecution of martyrs became the seed of both the church and the state …

It was in these schools of fiery trial that the founders of the American republic were educated and prepared for their grand Christian mission …

They were trained in stormy times, in order to prepare them to … establish the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty and of just systems of civil government.”

Concluding in his Memorial Day Address that America’s republic is worth preserving, President Calvin Coolidge stated May 31, 1923:

“They had a genius for organized society on the foundations of piety, righteousness, liberty, and obedience of the law …

Who can fail to see in it the hand of destiny? Who can doubt that it has been guided by a Divine Providence?”

Douglas MacArthur told West Point cadets, May 1962:

“The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training-sacrifice.

In battle and in the face of danger and death, he discloses those Divine attributes which his Maker gave when He created man in His own image …

No physical courage and no brute instinct can take the place of Divine help which alone can sustain him.

However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.”

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