The origins of Memorial Day

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It's nice to hear something nice about Charles Lindbergh in this day and age. I'm not sure why, but to me it seems that our authors (and some of society) have preferred to tear him apart based on his private life over the past 20-30 years.

I had the pleasure to meet and hear one of his daughters speak a number of years ago at College Park Aviation Museum in Maryland, which is owned and operated by the same government agency as Surratt House. She was delightful in her reminiscences of both her father and mother. After the talk, I stood in line for about a half-hour to get her to sign her book. When it came my turn, I told her that I had to admit that I was afraid of flying. Her response was, "I am too. The only time I ever felt safe was when my father was the pilot."