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!