Memorial Day (Decoration Day) is a legal holiday in the United States. It occurs on the last Monday in May. It is a day of remembrance and honor for those members of the United States armed forces who have died in the nation

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Memorial Day
Memorial Day (Decoration Day) is a legal holiday
in the United States. It occurs on the last
Monday in May. It is a day of remembrance and
honor for those members of the United States
armed forces who have died in the nations
service.
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• Memorial Day was originally known as
  Decoration Day because it was a time set aside to
  honor the nation's Civil War dead by decorating
  their graves. It was first observed on May 5,
  1868, to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War
  soldiers, by proclamation of General John A.
  Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an
  organization of former sailors and soldiers.

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• Arlington Mansion and 200 acres of ground
  immediately surrounding it were designated
  officially as a military cemetery June 15, 1864,
  by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.

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The official birthplace of Memorial Day is
Waterloo, NY. The village was credited with being
the birthplace because it observed the day on May
5, 1866, and each year after that. A druggist
named Henry C. Wells proposed the idea. Also
because it is likely that the friendship of
General John A. Logan, who led the call for the
day to be observed each year and helped spread
the event nationwide, was a key factor in its
growth.

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• Many sources agree that it was General John A.
  Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic who on
  May 5, 1868, Logan declared in General Order No.
  11 that
• "The 30th of May, 1868 as a day for strewing
  with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves
  of comrades who died in defense of their country,
  and whose bodies now lie in  almost every city,
  village, or hamlet churchyard in the land...It is
  the purpose of  the commander-in-chief to
  inaugurate this observance with the hope that it
  will  be kept from year to year while a survivor
  of the war remains to honor the  memory of the
  departed."

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• The alternative name of "Memorial Day" was first
  used in 1882, but did not become more common
  until after World War II, and was not declared
  the official name by Federal law until 1967 . On
  June 28, 1968, the United States Congress passed
  the Uniform Holidays Bill, which moved three
  holidays from their traditional dates to a
  specified Monday in order to create a convenient
  three-day weekend and for the first time
  recognized Columbus Day as a federal holiday. The
  holidays included Washington's Birthday (which
  evolved into Presidents Day, Veterans Day, and
  Memorial Day. The change moved Memorial Day from
  its traditional May 30 date to the last Monday in
  May. The law took effect at the federal level in
  1971 . After some initial confusion and
  unwillingness to comply at the state level, all
  fifty states adopted the measure within a few
  years, although Veterans Day was eventually
  changed back to its traditional date.

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The symbol that represents Memorial Day is the
American flag. We do this to honor our country.

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Memorial Day Traditions

• Every Memorial Day, families and communities
  across the nation take time to honor those who
  made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our
  nation. Americans observe this special holiday in
  many different ways. Here are a few of those
  traditions

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• Visiting Gravesites
• Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration
  Day because it was a time to honor the nation's
  dead by decorating their graves with flowers.
  Many Americans make special flower arrangements
  and deliver them as a family to gravesites of
  their loved ones and ancestors.

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Family and American History

• Memorial Day is a favorite time for Americans to
  read their family history, look at old
  photographs and learn about their ancestors,
  especially those who died in the line of battle.
  It's also an occasion for reading Lincoln's
  Gettysburg Address and other historic and
  patriotic speeches by Presidents and leaders of
  the Armed Services.

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Displaying the Flag

• On Memorial Day, the U.S. flag should be
  displayed at half-staff until noon. In the
  morning, the flag should be raised momentarily to
  the top, then lowered to half-staff. Americans
  can also honor prisoners of war and
• those missing in
• action by flying the
• POW/MIA flag.

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• National Moment of Remembrance
• In accordance with a congressional resolution
  passed in 2000, Americans pause wherever they are
  at 3 pm local time for a moment of silence to
  remember and honor the fallen.

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• Experience the National Memorials Memorial Day
  can also be an opportunity to visit or read about
  the national memorials in Washington and others
  around the country.

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• Memorial Day Parades
• The Memorial Day parade is a time-honored
  tradition in cities and towns across America,
  where neighbors come together to remember with
  pride those who sacrificed so much for our
  country.

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• Memorial Day
  Poppies
• The tradition of red poppies on Memorial Day was
  inspired by the 1915 poem "In Flanders Fields,"
  by John McCrea. Seeing the poem and its colorful
  illustration in a magazine, Georgia teacher and
  volunteer war worker Moina Michael made a
  personal pledge always wear red silk poppies as
  an emblem for "keeping the faith with all who
  died." She also began a campaign to make the
  poppy a universal symbol of tribute and support
  for veterans. Through her efforts, the idea was
  adopted in the United States and spread to
  England, France, Australia and more than 50 other
  countries.

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Some people celebrate Memorial Day by having
picnics and much more.
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