SUBJECT: Memorial Day 

CHARACTERS: Mother, Daughter (13-15 years of age) 

SETTING: Sitting in the church pew

PROPS: A couple of church bulletins 

Daughter: "Mom, have you read your bulletin

yet?" 

Mother: "Yes." 

Daughter: "What are all these names for?" 

Mother: "Those are the names of people from this

church who''ve served in the armed forces.  They''re being recognized for

Memorial Day." 

Daughter: "I don''t think I know any of them." 

Mother: "You''re related to one of them." 

Daughter: "Really?  Who?" 

Mother: "Second column, Vincent Mackey.  He''s your

dad''s second cousin.  So in a very round-about way, you two are related." 

Daughter: "How come I''ve never heard of him?"

Mother: "He and your dad were not that close.  There

was a big difference in their ages. …