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Memorial Day: Complete History, Meaning, Facts & Traditions
See the complete history of Memorial Day and Memorial Weekend and all the facts & traditions surrounding this special day and weekend.
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Memorial Day
Date Restoration
The 30th of May was originally chosen as Memorial Day (or Decoration Day as it was then called) because it wasn’t the anniversary of any particular battle. However, on 28 June 1968, t...
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Memorial Day
Observance
In traditional observance, the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the half-staff position, where it remains only until noon. It...
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Memorial Day
Zion (Shaffer’s) United Lutheran Church
© 1999
On Memorial Day of last year I found myself doing something which I had never done before; indeed, something which at one time I could not even have c...
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Memorial Day
Subject: White House Program for the National Moment of Remembrance
3 May 2000
As Memorial Day approaches, it is time to pause and consider the true meaning of this holiday. Memorial Day represents o...
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Memorial Day
Call for Submissions
Part of The Memorial Day website’s mission is to be a central point for finding information on the day, and to provide an online community for people to share their feelings, pri...