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Bearing flowers and tradition, the next generation takes on the duty of Decoration Day
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoDaily Yonder on May 21, 2021 and is is republished here under a Creative Commons license. While...
Why we celebrate Memorial Day
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThis history of Memorial Day was taken from the National Cemetery Administration of the Veterans Affairs, which cares for, preserves and promotes the...
Memorial Day 2024: The Meaning & History of the Holiday
Parade via AOL· 2 hours agoAn organization of Union veterans established the holiday, then known as Decoration Day, as a time...
What is Memorial Day? The true meaning of why we celebrate the federal holiday
USA Today· 3 days agoThe real meaning of the holiday is meant to honor all U.S. soldiers who have died serving their...
10 Memorial Day facts about the history of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery is a symbolic grave for fallen...
On this Memorial Day, a civic prayer for the living and the dead
Washington State Standard via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThis article was first published by the Kansas Reflector. By the Sunday before Memorial Day my...
From history to controversy: 5 things to know about Memorial Day
Military Times via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to...
Photo Shoot: Memorial Day Traditions
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThe first observance was in May 1866 according to the...the Civil War dead on May 30. A date selected because flowers would be in bloom to place on the...
Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day: What we celebrate in May
FOX 10 Phoenix· 5 days agoMonday, Americans will commemorate Memorial Day, as custom every May. But the reason for the holiday...
Flowers of Remembrance Day returns to Arlington National Cemetery - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 5 days agoDurham-Aguilera said the reaction to the 2021 Flowers of Remembrance Day led to the decision to make...
