Memorial Day
This article is about the American holiday.
For other uses, see Memorial Day (disambiguation).
Memorial Day
The gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery are graced by U.
S.
flags on Memorial Day
weekend.
Type:National
Date:Last Monday in...
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Memorial Day
This article is about the American holiday.
For other uses, see Memorial Day (disambiguation).
Memorial Day
The gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery are graced by U.
S.
flags on Memorial Day
weekend.
Type:National
Date:Last Monday in May
2011 date May 30
2012 date May 28
2013 date May 27
Observances:Remembrance of American war dead
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed annually on the last Monday of May
(May 28 in 2012).
Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War
to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War.
(Southern ladies organizations and
southern schoolchildren had decorated Confederate graves in Richmond and other cities during
the Civil War, but each region had its own date.
Most dates were in May.
) By the 20th century
Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all wars.
Memorial
Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the Unite
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