As our country gets further away from World War II, the nation’s collective memory of its importance to our history becomes more ephemeral with each subsequent generation.
Memorial Day was first observed on May 30, 1868 in honor of deceased Civil War combatants. The holiday developed greater resonance in the wake of the two World Wars yet, sadly, more people now view it as the unofficial start of summer, not knowing (or wanting to know) its origins or meaning.
This is the first in a planned series of a half-dozen lists of movies associated with particular American and non-American wars and, hopefully, they will be embraced by the young and young at heart who wish to find out, or to be reminded, what giving, sacrifice, and patriotism is all about….