Park Rapids, Menahga and Laporte have scheduled Memorial Day programs.
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Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who died in service to their country.
The holiday was officially proclaimed in 1868 to honor Union and Confederate soldiers and was expanded after World War I to honor those who died in all wars.
Today, Memorial Day honors over 1 million men and women who have died in military service since the Civil War.
Park Rapids, Menahga and Laporte have scheduled Memorial Day programs.
Park Rapids
The Park Rapids American Legion family conducts an in-person Memorial Day commemoration, beginning with a 9:10 a.m. Monday, May 31 wreath-laying ceremony on the County 15 bridge. The event will include a prayer, gun salute and “Taps.”