Wishing everyone a beautiful #MemorialDay!
Thank you to all the heroes who have sacrificed their lives and given us our freedom. We are so truly blessed for your service through our nation’s history.
Memorial Day Facts:
– Waterloo, NY is considered the birthplace of Memorial Day. President Johnson declared this in 1966.
– It is traditional to wear red poppies on Memorial Day. This tradition originated from the poem “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by John McCrae.
– Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, encouraging U.S. citizens to use the day to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers. The name officially switched to Memorial Day in 1967.
– Some areas in the South still hold annual Decoration Days around this time for certain cemeteries.
– Memorial Day was originally intended to honor soldiers who had fallen during the Civil War. After World War I, it expanded to honor soldiers who had fallen in any American war.
– There is a special and proper way to raise the flag on Memorial Day. First, raise the flag quickly to the top of the pole, then slowly lower it to half-mast until noon. Raise it back to the top of the pole for the rest of the day.
