Memorial Day
All gave some, some gave all.
Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed in the United States to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States military.
On May 1, 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina, 10,000 newly freed Black Americans held a parade. They then unearthed both Union and Confederate soldiers and gave them proper burials, placing flowers on their graves.
Three years later, on March 3, 1868, General John A. Logan issued General Order #11 declaring May 30 Decoration Day, a day to decorate the graves of the fallen.
Congress moved the observance of Memorial Day to the last Monday in May and made it an official federal holiday in 1971.
Patriotic-themed songs are performed on this day. Songs like:
Fallen, but not forgotten.
