Memorial
Day is a dedicated day for
honoring U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United
States armed forces. Over 1 a million Americans have paid the ultimate
sacrifice to afford us the freedoms we take for granted every day. For that I
say thank them.
One of the earliest Memorial Day ceremonies originally
known was Decorations Day when graves were decorated with flowers by freed
African American in 1866 according to reports from The Charleston Courier. A
crowd of 10,000 people, mostly freed slaves with some white missionaries,
staged a parade around the Washington Race Course in Charleston, South
Carolina. The club served as a prison during the civil war for union soldiers,
where more than 260 Union soldiers died and were buried. The first
national commemoration of Memorial Day was held on May 30, 1868. You can learn more
about this at history.com.
