Remembrance Day

The statue of the Three Servicemen is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Courtesy National Park Service

"So for the researchers, the indifferent Asked why Memorial Day to respond still able, celebrates and solemnly reaffirms from year to year a national act of enthusiasm and faith. It embodies the most impressive way we are convinced that to act with enthusiasm and faith is the condition of acting greatly. In order to fight a war, you must believe something and want something with all your strength. So you need to do to accomplish a thing is over. "
[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., in a speech on Memorial Day, May 30, 1884 in Keene, New Hampshire.]

Every year on the last Monday in May, our nation celebrates Memorial Day. For many today has no special meaning, except perhaps an extra day of rest, a barbecue on the beach, the beginning of the summer travel season, or for merchants, the ability to keep your weekend Annual Memorial Day Sale. In fact, the holiday in honor of the members of the armed forces of our country, who died in the war is observed.

Background

The custom of honoring the graves of the war dead began before the end of the civil war, but the national holiday of Memorial Day (or "Decoration Day," as it was originally called) was for the first time 30 observed in May 1868, on the order of General John Alexander Logan to decorate the graves of Civil War dead. Expands Over time, the Memorial Day was to those who honor the service of the nation, Revolutionary War who died present. She continued to watch on May 30 by the year 1971, when most states have to change a schedule meeting federal holiday-ups.

Confederate Memorial Day, once a public holiday observed in many southern states, are still on the fourth Monday in April, Alabama, and the last Monday in April in Mississippi and Georgia.

A National Moment of Remembrance

May 1997 saw the beginning of what is always an American tradition by the president and members of Congress recognized - to put the "Memorial" back in Memorial Day. The idea of a national moment of remembrance was born a year ago, when we asked the children in Lafayette Park turned in Washington, DC this Memorial Day meant, saying: "This is the day in open pits"

The "Time" was started by No Greater Love, a national humanitarian organization based in Washington. For the first time in the history of the United States, Memorial "Taps" was played in 1997 Day 15 hours in many places and events across America. This effort was repeated in the following years.

The aim of the "moment" is to educate Americans honor contributions of those who defend our nation and for all Americans to encourage those who have died as a result of service to this nation pause for a minute 15:00 Honor died made (Time Local) on Memorial Day.

The National Park Service

So we decided to celebrate Memorial Day once a year, a number of national parks in the United States, which killed 365 days and Wills Memorial, the Americans in the fight in the history of our nation. Among the many national parks commemorating the American Revolution are places like Minute Man National Historical Park, Cowpens National Battlefield and Fort Stanwix National Monument. The Civil War is celebrated through places like Fort Sumter National Monument, Antietam National Battlefield and Vicksburg National Military Park. In memory of the recent wars Veterans Memorial Korean War, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Women's Memorial and the National World War II Memorial.

Every year on the websites of national parks across the country, over the weekend of Memorial Day is traditionally parades, memorial speeches, performances and living history demonstrations and decorate graves with flowers and flags to watch.

The statue of the Three Servicemen is part of the National courtesy commemoration Vietnam Veterans Park honoring the "forgotten" Dead "So the researchers indifferent, asked the question, why Memorial Day to respond still able, celebrates and solemnly reaffirmed, from year to year a national act of enthusiasm and faith. It embodies the most impressive form our belief that to act with enthusiasm and faith is the condition affects strongly. In order to fight a war, you must believe something and want something with all your strength. So something must be done to reach reach an end "are.
[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., in a speech on Memorial Day, May 30, 1884 in Keene, New Hampshire.]

Every year on the last Monday in May, our nation celebrates Memorial Day. For many today has no special meaning, except perhaps an extra day of rest, a barbecue on the beach, the beginning of the summer travel season, or for merchants, the ability to keep your weekend Annual Memorial Day Sale. In fact, the holiday in honor of the members of the armed forces of our country, who died in the war is observed.

Background

The custom of honoring the graves of the war dead began before the end of the civil war, but the national holiday of Memorial Day (or "Decoration Day," as it was originally called) was for the first time 30 observed in May 1868, on the order of General John Alexander Logan to decorate the graves of Civil War dead. Expands Over time, the Memorial Day was to those who honor the service of the nation, Revolutionary War who died present. She continued to watch on May 30 by the year 1971, when most states have to change a schedule meeting federal holiday-ups.

Confederate Memorial Day, once a public holiday observed in many southern states, are still on the fourth Monday in April, Alabama, and the last Monday in April in Mississippi and Georgia.

A National Moment of Remembrance

May 1997 saw the beginning of what is always an American tradition by the president and members of Congress recognized - to put the "Memorial" back in Memorial Day. The idea of a national moment of remembrance was born a year ago, when we asked the children in Lafayette Park turned in Washington, DC this Memorial Day meant, saying: "This is the day in open pits"

The "Time" was started by No Greater Love, a national humanitarian organization based in Washington. For the first time in the history of the United States, Memorial "Taps" was played in 1997 Day 15 hours in many places and events across America. This effort was repeated in the following years.

The aim of the "moment" is to educate Americans honor contributions of those who defend our nation and for all Americans to encourage those who have died as a result of service to this nation pause for a minute 15:00 Honor died made (Time Local) on Memorial Day.

The National Park Service

So we decided to celebrate Memorial Day once a year, a number of national parks in the United States, which killed 365 days and Wills Memorial, the Americans in the fight in the history of our nation. Among the many national parks commemorating the American Revolution are places like Minute Man National Historical Park, Cowpens National Battlefield and Fort Stanwix National Monument. The Civil War is celebrated through places like Fort Sumter National Monument, Antietam National Battlefield and Vicksburg National Military Park. In memory of the recent wars Veterans Memorial Korean War, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Women's Memorial and the National World War II Memorial.

Every year on the websites of national parks across the country, over the weekend of Memorial Day is traditionally parades, memorial speeches, performances and living history demonstrations and decorate graves with flowers and flags to watch.