Today is memorial day!
So, I thought I writeup so genernal facts about the U.S. holiday. Below are some of the key facts about “Memorial Day“:
- It’s a current United States holiday that commemorates U.S. soldiers who died during military service.
- It occurs on the last Monday in May.
- It was first used to honor Union Soldiers in the Civil War.
- It was initially called “Decoration Day“
Interesting, at first the day was a chance for politicians and veterans to speak about the atrocities of the enemy, which, at first , were the gray (Southern or Confederate) soldiers. But eventually the day was used to honor both brave soldiers of the north and south.
It has a deeper history than I was aware of. For a more detailed interesting read, click here.
Now I’m off to celebrate birthday or a family member.
Have a great holiday!
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