Informative Essay: Memorial Day After The Civil War
Memorial Day was first celebrated in the years following the Civil War and was officially labelled a federal holiday in 1971. Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday of May, and it is celebrated to honor our veterans and remember past wars and the brave men and women that serve in the military today. Many people, young and old, visit cemeteries or memorials to honor a lost family member, or a friend. On memorial day, everyone is affected, even if they don’t know a veteran. This memorial day I joined my Boy Scout troop in setting flags on the graves of fallen soldiers and veterans who have passed away. We were honoring our community and the veteran’s service. But we could not honor those who fell many years ago in the Civil War.
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Although no one of my mom’s side has been a veteran, my grandfather on my dad’s side served in Korea. Thankfully he survived the war, and he told my father a lot of stories about his time overseas. My family is a big member of the Boy Scouts Troop 283 out of Wayzata Community church, and every year we do a service project on Memorial Day. This year we worked with the American Legion based in Wayzata to set flags at the American Legion Cemetery nearby. The man leading the Scouts was a veteran himself, and he got very emotional as he walked between the graves. At every name he recognized, he bent down and touched the grave, symbolizing his continued memory of his deceased comrades. After we finished placing the flags, we had a moment of silence, then saluted the cemetery. Although we didn’t recognize every name on our list, we honored all of them for their brave service to our country. That’s what Memorial Day is all about. Everyone as a country, no matter what your age, race, gender, or political views are, honor those who have come before to serve our great nation. Whether we honor the 3:00 moment of silence or not, we use Memorial Day to say thank you. Just trying to imagine that so long ago they started this national day of remembrance, and it continues on today is incredible. Because no matter what problem our country is facing, we will always remember those who gave their lives to protect the United States of
Although no one of my mom’s side has been a veteran, my grandfather on my dad’s side served in Korea. Thankfully he survived the war, and he told my father a lot of stories about his time overseas. My family is a big member of the Boy Scouts Troop 283 out of Wayzata Community church, and every year we do a service project on Memorial Day. This year we worked with the American Legion based in Wayzata to set flags at the American Legion Cemetery nearby. The man leading the Scouts was a veteran himself, and he got very emotional as he walked between the graves. At every name he recognized, he bent down and touched the grave, symbolizing his continued memory of his deceased comrades. After we finished placing the flags, we had a moment of silence, then saluted the cemetery. Although we didn’t recognize every name on our list, we honored all of them for their brave service to our country. That’s what Memorial Day is all about. Everyone as a country, no matter what your age, race, gender, or political views are, honor those who have come before to serve our great nation. Whether we honor the 3:00 moment of silence or not, we use Memorial Day to say thank you. Just trying to imagine that so long ago they started this national day of remembrance, and it continues on today is incredible. Because no matter what problem our country is facing, we will always remember those who gave their lives to protect the United States of