Volume 13 , Issue 22

Memorial Day 2011

Finally, Memorial Day 2011 lands on the last Monday of May (May 30, 2011) like it started out. It was formerly known as Decoration Day to commemorate US soldiers who died while in service. It was enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War. Did you realize that? It was later extended after World War I to honor Americans who had died in all wars.

Memorial Day marks the start of the summer vacation for many with Labor Day ending the Summer season.

Memorial Day was a ritual of remembrance, reconciliation after the Civil War. By the twenty century, it was an occasion for more general expressions of memory, as people visited the graves of their deceased relatives, whether they had served in the military or not. Did you get your Memorial Day flowers laid out this weekend on your family gravesides?   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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