To all those who've served, THANK YOU for your service...
Today, we remember all those who made the ultimate sacrafice and paid the ultimate price to protect our Nation and our freedoms. We are forever grateful for your selfless and brave honor.
History of Memorial Day & Why we Celebrate: "Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery..."
Read more of the history behind Memorial Day at USMemorialDay.org.
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