Originally called Declaration Day, Memorial Day is a day to remember those who died while serving their country. Citizens in the northeastern part of the United States have celebrated this day in May since 1868; the South celebrated its own version of Memorial Day on several different dates. After World War I, the whole country observed the holiday on the same day as they remembered everyone who gave their life during a war.
As we pause today to remember the brave men and women who valiantly served our country fighting abroad in order to preserve peace and justice, we find ourselves thankful, humbled, and deeply indebted to their service and sacrifice. Today, Memorial Day (formerly known as Decoration Day), is the day we remember those men and women who died in military service. Originally adopted to honor those who died during the Civil War, after World War I, the federal holiday was expanded to honor any American casualty of any war.
As we pause this coming weekend to remember the brave soldiers who gave their lives serving our country, we thought it appropriate to remind the family members of veterans the burial honors their loved ones are eligible to receive.
The man who created the black and white POW-MIA flag, Newt Heisley, passed away Thursday morning at his home in Colorado Springs, according to a local paper. He was 88.
Monday is our Nation’s Memorial Day – a time for all of America to reflect on the sacrifices made by men and women through numerous generations to make our country safe and strong. Countless soldiers have been honored with military burials in their home towns or at a national cemetery. On Memorial Day, these families again have the opportunity to reflect on the life they lost and the honor that individual received by the nation.
