it honors the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice defending the country. here is a quick history lesson. in 185 the civil war came to an end. but not without devastating american families. over 00,000 men killed in the bloodbath. grieving mothers and wives decorated the fields with wreets and flags. decoration day was established in 188 which would later become memorial day. it wasn t associated with the anniversary of any particular battle. it was for all of them. at the first ceremony at arlington national cemetery. they were encouraged to decorate with spring time flowers. in the late 180s, towns and cities coast to coast were hosting parades and reciting prayers for the fallen. lyndon john be on. after world war i the dave remembrance extended to memorialized soldiers who died in all wars. 100 years after decoration day was be the. memorial day was declared the last monday in may, creating a three-day weekend. confederate memorial day in the south is held on a s
this three day weekend. a reminder freedom isn t free because it s about memorial day. honoring the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice protecting the country. holiday dates back more than a century to the debt this conflict ever fought on american soil. as a quick history lesson. 1865 the civil war came to ac end but not without devastating american families more than 600,000 men killed in a bloodbath. grieving mothers, daughters and wives credit the grace of fallen soldiers decorated with hours and flex. the brutal conflict moved major general john logan to establish decoration day may 30, 1868 which could later be known as memorial day. the peaceful they chosen because it wasn t associated with any anniversary of any particular battle, it was for all of them. at the first major ceremony held in arlington national cemetery, the general approach for americans to decorate the graves with springtime flowers proclaiming that no vandalism or neglect, ravages of ti
it honors the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice defending the country. here is a quick history lesson. in 185 the civil war came to an end. but not without devastating american families. over 00,000 men killed in the bloodbath. grieving mothers and wives decorated the fields with wreets and flags. decoration day was established in 188 which would later become memorial day. it wasn t associated with the anniversary of any particular battle. it was for all of them. at the first ceremony at arlington national cemetery. they were encouraged to decorate with spring time flowers. in the late 180s, towns and cities coast to coast were hosting parades and reciting prayers for the fallen. lyndon john be on. after world war i the dave remembrance extended to memorialized soldiers who died in all wars. 100 years after decoration day was be the. memorial day was declared the last monday in may, creating a three-day weekend. confederate memorial day in the south is held on a s
it honors the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice defending the country. here is a quick history lesson. in 185 the civil war came to an end. but not without devastating american families. over 00,000 men killed in the bloodbath. grieving mothers and wives decorated the fields with wreets and flags. decoration day was established in 188 which would later become memorial day. it wasn t associated with the anniversary of any particular battle. it was for all of them. at the first ceremony at arlington national cemetery. they were encouraged to decorate with spring time flowers. in the late 180s, towns and cities coast to coast were hosting parades and reciting prayers for the fallen. lyndon john be on. after world war i the dave remembrance extended to memorialized soldiers who died in all wars. 100 years after decoration day was be the. memorial day was declared the last monday in may, creating a three-day weekend. confederate memorial day in the south is held on a s
it was still dark when conservative mps arrived at downing street earlier this morning. over breakfast, the prime minister was trying to persuade them to back his latest attempt to send asylum seekers to rwanda. are you going to vote against the bill? are you satisfied? they were tight lipped on the way out about whether they had been convinced. some have been clear about their doubts. we are all of one mind on this. we all want the government to succeed in stopping the boats. we all want this legislation to be the right tool to deliver that. and i am genuinely grateful to the government for what they have done to make sure that this is the toughest ever piece of legislation. it is still partial and incomplete. successive home secretaries have been to rwanda, but so far no asylum seekers. some conservative mps say the government s latest attempt still falls short, and the plan could remain tangled in legal challenges in the courts. others have warned the government against go