Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have fallen during service to our country. As we commemorate the soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen we have lost, as well as the wounded, bereaved families, orphans and widows, let us not forget the meaning and traditions behind this sacred holiday.
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, as its purpose was to visit cemeteries and place flowers on the graves of soldiers who had died in the Civil War. In 1882, people started calling it "Memorial Day," and by the time World Wars I and II had ended, it had evolved into a day to honor all fallen military men and women, no matter what war they fought.