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
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 time testify to the present or coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free undivided republic. the late 1860s, cities coast-to-coast hosting parades visiting cemeteries, memorials and reciting prayers for the fallen. president lyndon johnson would rather designate new york because it held an annual communitywide event with visitors decorating graves dating back to 1866. after world war i day of mync remember to ecstatic to memorialize soldiers who died in all wars. one hundred years after decoration day was declared, congress passed uniform monday holiday act officially making memorial day a national holiday the last monday in may creating a three day weekend.