Memorial Day

Memorial day was actually called Decoration Day before. It was to decorate the graves with flowers or other things. It was to remember those who have died in Service of the U.S. The “birth place” of memorial day was in Waterloo N.Y was the official birthplace by President Lyndon Johnson. It was first recognized in 1873. Yet it was for those who died in the civil war in the beginning. The South had refused to acknowledge the the dead. They had done it on a separate day. By 1890 it was for any war. Now it is celebrated on the last monday of each May. Which is May the 30th.

• Visit a Cemetery
• Say Thank You
• Fly the Flag
• Keep History Alive
• Make Patriot Cookies
• Volunteer to Place Flag on Grave Sites
• Foster their pet
• Make a Card