Should Memorial Day go back to being Celebrated on the 30th?

[TheMightyFavog]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/120525-memorial-day-weekend-2012-may-national-cemetery-cultures/

Due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968—which moved observances of several holidays to create long weekends—Memorial Day has for decades been held on the last Monday in May.

But some groups, including the American Legion, hope for a return to the original May 30 observance, to truly set the day apart.

"The majority of Americans view Memorial Day as a time for relaxation and leisure recreation rather than as a solemn occasion and a time to reflect and pay tribute to the American servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives in defense of our Nation," according to an American Legion resolution issued at the group's 2010 National Convention.

Instead of being part of a long weekend, the resolution asks that Congress "restore the official observance of Memorial Day to May 30 and that all American institutions toll their bells for one minute, beginning at 11:00, on that date in remembrance of those who died defending the Nation."

[RagAss]

1. The three day weekends have probably killed as many people as the war.

Holiday weekend drunk driving is out of control. Add up the numbers since 1968 - I bet I'm not that far off.