Memorial Day weekend, travel and remembrance amid high gas prices
Ripley, Tennessee hosted the first-ever Lauderdale County Unity Festival downtown on Memorial Day weekend, reuniting residents after a graduation-ceremony fight with music, food, and local vendors. Millions of Americans traveled for holiday trips and family gatherings over Memorial Day weekend, while ceremonies and moments of reflection honored those WHO died in military service. Memorial Day traces back to 19th century Decoration Day and inspires mixed feelings of grief and gratitude, themes explored in essays and a Memorial Day mixtape honoring fallen service members. Rising gasoline prices tightened household budgets, keeping some people local or shortening journeys, which made nearby events and small gatherings more central to how many observed the holiday.
Every memorial day weekend, among other great war films, @tcmtv.bsky.social always, and I mean ALWAYS, airs The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, and this all-time “no, you’re crying” masterpiece.
Gfrancie (Benevolent Siren)4still gets me for a million reasons.
Eastern Bloc Robot Cowboy4He made it to 2002, but here he is in 1980 revisiting the Oscar stage where he won TWO awards for the film.
Rob Bolick3One of the first movies to acknowledge what would become PTSD.
Michael Crawford2this is a top-10 for me
Dr. Gary2My dad and uncles were all WWII and/or Korea. They all agreed this movie was very realistic.
