Posted by
Always To The Right on Monday, May 25, 2009 1:35:31 PM
Today we honor those men and women who went into our nation’s service
and never returned. It originally began as Decoration Day shortly
after the Civil War. Its specific origins have been disputed; some say
it started in Waterloo, New York, while others credit freed slaves in
Charleston, South Carolina. Both traditions combined into a national
day of remembrance within a generation, but oddly did not become a
federal holiday until almost a century later. In 1968, Congress
finally recognized Memorial Day as a federal holiday in its present
form as the last Monday in May.
You can read more about the men and women who received our nation’s highest honor for their sacrifice at the US Army’s MOH archive.
Keep all of them, and all who have given their lives in war and peace
to protect this nation, in your prayers and thoughts today.