Remembering to Remember

Remembering to Remember

On Memorial Day, of course, we honor the many throughout history that have gone to war for our country to fight for some aspect of justice to help preserve our freedoms.

Memorial Day used to be called "Decoration Day."   It seems to have grown up in many towns around the U.S. after the Civil War by many women's groups in the south who decorated the graves of men who died in the war. It was first officially observed on May 30, 1868, with honor to the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. After World War I, it became a time to honor soldiers of all wars.
 

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