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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SamSpade1941" data-source="post: 153291" data-attributes="member: 10336">I felt I needed to say a word about Memorial Day and keeping remembrance for its true meaning. It seems that over time most Americans think Memorial Day is the day when they get a paid Monday off from work, so they can BBQ, go swimming and engage in other means of merriment.  The true intent behind Memorial Day is to remember those who have fallen in the service of our nation and helped to keep us free. The holiday traces its roots back to the end of the Civil War. On 5 May 1868 General John Logan, National Commander of the Grand Army Of The Republic made a proclamation in his general order #11 proclaiming the first celebration of the holiday on 30 may , 1868 when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate graves at Arlington National cemetery. Originally the holiday was known as Decoration Day, and the red poppy that came to be a solitary symbol of recognition with Memorial Day was the contribution of Moina Michael when she was inspired to write a poem in tribute to Memorial Day after hearing Flanders Fields in 1915. The holiday was declared a national holiday by Congress in 1971 and it became observed in all 50 states. This weekend I urge you to keep the spirit and intent of Memorial Day by going and placing flags on the resting places of those veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, and observe a moment of remembrance before enjoying the BBQ, the fried chicken and the festivities at the lake.</blockquote>

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