SHREVEPORT, LA (05.29.2023) – Memorial Day is the Federal Holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died in the performance of their military duties while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
The Holiday’s exact origins are uncertain, but it came out of Civil War traditions of decorating the graves of soldiers with flowers. Many cities and individuals claimed to have been the first to celebrate the event. In 1868 General John A Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic called for a Decoration Day, which was widely celebrated. By 1890 every Northern state had adopted it as a Holiday. The World Wars turned it into a generalized day of remembrance, instead of just for the Civil War. In 1971, Congress standardized the holiday as Memorial Day and changed its observance.
This Holiday is observed on the last Monday in May. Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial beginning of the Summer in he United States.
We trust all across the 12volt industry who have lost a loved one in conflict will remember those lost on this Memorial Day 2023.
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