Remembering Those Who Fought and Died in Our Place

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Originally known as Decoration Day, May 30 was established as a day to remember those who died in the American Civil War. After World War I, Memorial Day came to be the day we remember the American dead of all the wars our country has been involved in. In 1971, Congress established Memorial Day as a national holiday and changed its observance to the last Monday in May, resulting in a ...

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