Friday, May 28, 2010

REMEMBERING THEIR SACRIFICE

To those who sacrificed so much and to their families our eternal gratitude and profound respect....



Memorial Day, holiday in the United States observed in late May. Previously designated Decoration Day, it was inaugurated in 1868 by Gen. John A. Logan for the purpose of decorating the graves of Civil War veterans and has since become a day on which all war dead are commemorated.

Known as Decoration Day, the holiday was changed to Memorial Day within twenty years, becoming a holiday dedicated to the memory of all war dead. It became a federal holiday in 1971, and is now observed on the last Monday in May...to learn more about Memorial Day

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