(CNN) -- Father's Day holds a unique place in America's culture. It was a bit of an afterthought, originating in 1910 -- some 40 years after Mother's Day -- after a woman in Spokane, Washington, campaigned that dads needed to be honored, too, She was right. We couldn't possibly ignore Dad. We love him, too. He deserves more than second billing. Still, we all know Mother gets the most attention. She gets the perfume, she gets the flowers, she gets the candy, the new dress, the heart-felt cards and even breakfast in bed, (maybe). It's Dad who takes the kids and goes searching with them for Mother's Day presents.
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Donna Brazile salutes her father and all the real fathers who were there for their kids
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Father's Day was afterthought, but now first in her mind as she remembers her dad
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Lionel Brazile, a veteran, passed away two years ago, but his legacy lives on
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