Family Gatherings, Picnics and Memories
May 28, 2010
For 142 Years, Americans have been honoring the men and women who died in the service of their country. The first observance was on May 30, 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1922, the VFW began selling artificial red paper poppies made by disabled veterans.
Throughout the years, traditional observance of Memorial Day has diminished. It has become one of those three day weekend holidays. It has become a time for picnics, sales at retail stores and the placing of American flags on veterans' graves.
In an effort to re invigorate the original meaning of the holiday, the National Day of Remembrance resolution was passed on December 2000. Since then, Americans are asked "to voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to 'Taps'." This Moment of remembrance is to take place at 3 p.m. local time.
So, if you are attending the National Orange Show, barbecuing in your back yard or shopping at the mall, please pause and remember those who have served in our armed forces to protect our freedoms.
For 142 Years, Americans have been honoring the men and women who died in the service of their country. The first observance was on May 30, 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1922, the VFW began selling artificial red paper poppies made by disabled veterans.
Throughout the years, traditional observance of Memorial Day has diminished. It has become one of those three day weekend holidays. It has become a time for picnics, sales at retail stores and the placing of American flags on veterans' graves.
In an effort to re invigorate the original meaning of the holiday, the National Day of Remembrance resolution was passed on December 2000. Since then, Americans are asked "to voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to 'Taps'." This Moment of remembrance is to take place at 3 p.m. local time.
So, if you are attending the National Orange Show, barbecuing in your back yard or shopping at the mall, please pause and remember those who have served in our armed forces to protect our freedoms.
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