A few years after the end of the Civil War, May 30 was established as �Decoration Day� � a day to decorate veterans� graves with flowers. May 30 may have been the selected day because flowers would be in...
A few years after the end of the Civil War, May 30 was established as �Decoration Day� � a day to decorate veterans� graves with flowers. May 30 may have been the selected day because flowers would be in bloom throughout the country.
In 1971, Memorial Day was officially declared a national holiday and placed on the last Monday in May.
In December 2000, the president signed into law The National Moment of Remembrance Act.
�The National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation.�
Please join us today in saying a prayer for the veterans and their families who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
