memorial day

Memorial Day

A day on which those who died in active military service are remembered, traditionally observed on May 30 but now officially observed on the last Monday in May.

Usually May 30 but it is always the last Monday of May.

1. Fly the flag
2. Say thank you
3. Support the military families
4. Visit a cemetery
5. Attend a memorial service
6. Observe the minute of silence
7. Keep the history alive

Annual Decoration Days for particular cemeteries are held on a Sunday in late spring or early summer in some rural areas of the American South, notably in the mountain areas. In cases involving a family graveyard where remote ancestors as well as those who were deceased more recently are buried, this may take on the character of an extended family reunion to which some people travel hundreds of miles. People gather on the designated day and put flowers on graves and renew contacts with relatives and others. There often is a religious service and a picnic-like "dinner on the grounds," the traditional term for a potluck meal at a church. It is believed that this practice began before the American Civil War and thus may reflect the real origin of the "memorial day" idea.

I think that for memorial day i will go visit the cemetery in honor of the people that died for us.