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Memorial Day
A Day to Remember!
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Memorial Day
• It was 1866 and the United States was recovering from the long Civil War between the North and the South.
• Surviving soldiers came home, some with missing limbs, and all with stories to tell.
• Henry Welles, a drugstore owner in Waterloo, New York, heard the stories and had an idea.
• He suggested that all the shops in town close for one day to honor the soldiers who were killed in the Civil War and were buried in the Waterloo cemetery.
Memorial Day
• On the morning of May 5, the townspeople placed flowers, wreaths and crosses on the graves of the Northern soldiers in the cemetery.
• At about the same time, Retired Major General Jonathan A. Logan planned another ceremony, this time for the soldiers who survived the war.
Memorial Day
• He led the veterans through town to the cemetery to decorate their comrades' graves with flags.
• It was not a happy celebration, but a memorial. The townspeople called it Decoration Day.
Memorial Day
In 1882, the name was changed to Memorial Day and soldiers who had died in previous wars were honored as well. In the northern United States, it was designated a public holiday.
In 1971, along with other holidays, President Richard Nixon declared Memorial Day a federal holiday on the last Monday in May.
Arlington National Cemetery
• Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia is the nation's largest national cemetery.
• Not only are members of the armed forces buried here; astronauts, explorers and other distinguished Americans have all been honored with a special place here.
Arlington National Cemetery
President John F. Kennedy is buried in a spot overlooking Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery
• Here in the early hours of the Friday morning before Memorial Day, soldiers of the Third U.S. infantry walk along the rows of headstones.
• Each soldier stops at a headstone, reaches to a bundle of flags he is carrying, pulls one out and pushes it into the ground.
Arlington National Cemetery
• These soldiers are part of a special regiment. the Old Guard.
• Most consider it a privilege to place flags on the more than two hundred thousand graves of soldiers who served in the wars or who died in them.
• "They have done their job," said one soldier, "and now it's my turn to do mine."
Arlington National Cemetery
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• It is an equal honor to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier all year.
• There are actually four soldiers buried in this spot: the unknown soldiers of the two World Wars, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam War.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• Each soldier represents all of those who gave their lives in the modern wars.
• Soldiers from the Army's Third Infantry guard the tomb twenty-four hours a day.
• Wreath-laying ceremonies take place all through the year and people from all over the world come to watch the changing of the guard.
Memorial Day is not limited to honor only those Americans from the armed forces. It is also a day for personal
remembrance. Families and individuals honor the memories of their loved ones who have died. Church services, visits to the
cemetery, flowers on graves or even silent tribute mark the day with dignity and solemnity. It is a day of reflection.
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Henry Welles, a drugstore owner in Watertown, New York, had the idea of the first day to honor veterans.
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It was 1866 and the United States was recovering from the long Civil War between the North and the
South.
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The first Memorial Day was actually called Decoration Day.
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There are actually four soldiers buried at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier: the
unknown soldiers of the two World Wars, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam War.
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Arlington National Cemetery in Kentucky is the nation's largest
national cemetery.
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Memorial Day is only to honor those Americans from the armed forces.
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