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Memorial Day origins

AVB

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Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance...

Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.

In 1915, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," Moina Michael replied with her own poem:

We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.



Semper Fi to all my Brothers in Arms - Past, Present and Future
 
Yes Ray, it is important. God bless all those that gave their lives for our country. Thank you to all that have served, are serving and will serve. :thumbs:
 
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