It’s not just an excuse for a three-day weekend or a day for barbecue and beer.
Memorial Day is a time for Americans to connect with our national history and core values by honoring those who gave their lives fighting for this country.
Showing posts with label National Moment of Remembrance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Moment of Remembrance. Show all posts
Monday, May 26, 2025
Monday, May 29, 2017
Michael Josephson: Memorial Day, a Day of Remembrance
It’s not just an excuse for a three-day weekend or a day for barbecue and beer.
Memorial Day is a time for Americans to connect with our national history and core values by honoring those who gave their lives fighting for this country.
It’s said that this special day to salute fallen Americans was born during the Civil War in Mississippi when a group of grieving mothers and wives who were placing flowers on graves in a Confederate cemetery noticed a neglected graveyard for Union soldiers.
Memorial Day is a time for Americans to connect with our national history and core values by honoring those who gave their lives fighting for this country.
It’s said that this special day to salute fallen Americans was born during the Civil War in Mississippi when a group of grieving mothers and wives who were placing flowers on graves in a Confederate cemetery noticed a neglected graveyard for Union soldiers.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Michael Josephson: Memorial Day, a day of remembrance
It’s not just an excuse for a three-day weekend or a
day for barbeque and beer.
Memorial Day is a time for Americans to connect with
our national history and core values by honoring those who gave their lives
fighting for this country.
It’s said that this special day to salute fallen
Americans was born during the Civil War in Mississippi when a group of grieving
mothers and wives who were placing flowers on graves in a Confederate cemetery
noticed a neglected graveyard for Union soldiers.
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