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Pg. 2 <br /> As always, the parade honors the courageous men and women, including our local <br /> soldiers and military personnel, who have given their lives to preserve our freedoms. <br /> The entire community, as well as all visitors, are welcomed and encouraged to <br /> attend this long time Westside event and to join in remembering all those who have <br /> paid the ultimate price and to show them they have not been forgotten. <br /> Background: <br /> Originally known as Decoration Day in which graves of the Civil War dead were <br /> decorated, Memorial Day has been a strong tradition dating as far back as the <br /> mid-19th century. Waterloo, New York is the official birthplace of this holiday after <br /> being declared by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966. In 1971 Congress approved <br /> the National Holiday Act designating the last Monday of May as Memorial Day. <br /> -30- <br />