Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day to remember those who have died in our nation's service. After the Civil War, many people in the North and South decorated graves of fallen soldiers with flowers.
Discover the historic roots of Memorial Day in Waterloo, New York where the tradition began in 1865 to honor fallen soldiers with flowers on their graves, paving the way for a nationwide observance on May 30th.
Stephen Corson has respectfully turned the role down many times before, he will finally serve as grand marshal when the Bethlehem Memorial Day parade steps off on May 27.
New York Army National Guard Brigadier General Isabel Smith, the director of joint staff, will preside over a Memorial Day Ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham on Thursday morning, May 23.