Sherry stands next to a vintage truck at Manzanar National Historic Site. Pearl Harbor had been attacked by the Empire of Japan, the West coast of America was militarized and all Japanese, citizens or not, were imprisoned. Our visit to Manzinar, earlier in this trip, was moving.

War is a terrible thing based on greed and hate.  We honor, with Memorial Day, those that died to protect our freedom.

We are enjoying the art show, here in Bishop. Hope your holiday is rewarding.

We felt the cold wind, the blowing sand sting our face, the isolation and primitive condition US citizens of Japanese decent were forced to endure here at Manzanar detention center during World War II.

Ten’s of thousands were imprisoned in camps like Manzanar across America. Wartime or not, pray constitutional and human rights are never violated like this again.

It is a moving site and part of a Sierra Nevada 395 roadtrip we highly reccomend.

Memorial Day was called “Decoration Day” back in 1868, as a memorial to those fallen in the Civil War.  Union and Confederate groups celebrated different holidays on different days.  The two came together in the early 20th century as Memorial Day to celebrate those that had died while serving.  Veterans Day, in November, celebrates all veterans that have served and has its origins following World War I, the “Great War.”

Today, as with many holidays, the meaning and origins get lost as most of us look forward to a day off from work and school.  There will be a lot of celebration here in Bishop for the 47th Annual Mules Days that takes over the entire town located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Sherry and I begin our part of the Inyo Council of Arts four-day show in Bishop Park.  We hope you have a great holiday and remember those that have died while serving in our country’s military, “the land of the free and home of the brave.”