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Every year, my hometown has a big to-do on Memorial Day. The whole wankers thing is quite a ritual. There's the downtown ceremony: opening prayer, a couple songs from the wankers school children, a couple selections from the high school band, readings of "In Flanders Fields" and "We Shall wankers Keep the Faith", and a speech by a guest speaker (my Dad had the honors this year) followed by a roll call of the dead. Here, they list the names of every passed member of our community who has served in the armed forces, along with where they're buried. The list takes about twenty minutes, but we listen every year. Following the ceremony is a parade with several classic cars (one for each war). Veterans climb into their respective car and wave as they drive three blocks of main street. After the parade, everybody goes up to the cemetary for another prayer, the playing of Taps, and a 21-gun salute. Then it's back down to Memorial Hall for a potluck in the basement (except for those in the parade; they all have a free beer together before the potluck, even though it's only late morning).
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