This upcoming weekend marks Commemorative day and here at Walck's 4 Wheel Drive, we woud like to remind everyone about the history and why we should all take a few moments to revere and remember people who fought for us and our liberty.
Commemorative day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. Now, there are a large amount of stories as to how the day actually commenced, especially with over two dozen towns and towns who insist to be the birthplace of the day. How could there not be some dispute?
With that being said, President Lyndon Johnson announced Waterloo N.Y. The official birthplace of Memorial Day in May 1966. However , it is more than likely that Commemorative Day had many separate beginnings in different cities and towns across the country where folks have gathered and honored the war dead.
Moina Michael created a poem to respect the day:
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.
That is when she then conceived of a concept to wear red poppies on Memorial day to honor those that died serving the country during war time. She was actually the first to wear one, and sold poppies to her friends and co-workers with the cash going to benefit those servicemen in need.
While conventional observance of Memorial day has reduced over the years it is important to remember this day is for revering any and all dead, and not just those fallen in service to our country.
But what may be needed to return the solemn spirit back to Memorial Day is for a return back to its traditional day of observance. Many people feel that when Congress made the day into a three-day holiday weekend in with the National Holiday Act of 1971, it made it all the easier for people to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day.
Commemorative day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. Now, there are a large amount of stories as to how the day actually commenced, especially with over two dozen towns and towns who insist to be the birthplace of the day. How could there not be some dispute?
With that being said, President Lyndon Johnson announced Waterloo N.Y. The official birthplace of Memorial Day in May 1966. However , it is more than likely that Commemorative Day had many separate beginnings in different cities and towns across the country where folks have gathered and honored the war dead.
Moina Michael created a poem to respect the day:
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.
That is when she then conceived of a concept to wear red poppies on Memorial day to honor those that died serving the country during war time. She was actually the first to wear one, and sold poppies to her friends and co-workers with the cash going to benefit those servicemen in need.
While conventional observance of Memorial day has reduced over the years it is important to remember this day is for revering any and all dead, and not just those fallen in service to our country.
But what may be needed to return the solemn spirit back to Memorial Day is for a return back to its traditional day of observance. Many people feel that when Congress made the day into a three-day holiday weekend in with the National Holiday Act of 1971, it made it all the easier for people to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day.
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