Authorities report record booking of flights and businesses offer discounts as America's three-day mourning holiday continues to demonstrate contradictions
As early as 1869, The New York Times wrote that the holiday could become “sacrilegious” and no longer “sacred” if it focused more on pomp, dinners and oratory. / Photo: AP
The holiday stems from the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members — both Union and Confederate — between 1861 and 1865. But he tries not to judge others who spend the holiday differently:"How can I expect them to understand the depth of what I feel when they haven't experienced anything like that?"Passengers check in for their flights at the start of the Memorial Day weekend at Regan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on May 26, 2023.As early as 1869,wrote that the holiday could become"sacrilegious" and no longer"sacred" if it focused more on pomp, dinners and oratory.
Meanwhile, how the day was spent — at least by the nation's elected officials — could draw scrutiny for years after the Civil War. The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 2.66 million people at airport checkpoints on Thursday, about 2,500 more than last Friday, and the highest number since the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2019.
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