IDAHO FALLS – Monday is Memorial Day, an annual day to pay tribute to the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day has been an official holiday since 1971, but its roots go back much farther. The earliest recognition of this day, according to History.com, occurred about a year […]
Aside from their work to ensure proper care and compensation for war veterans, among the first efforts the The Grand Army of the Republic put its muscle behind was the creation of Memorial Day.