TWIT would like to wish everyone a happy Memorial Day. While you are enjoying the holiday off from work, please take a moment to honor and remember those who gave their lives to protect our freedoms.
In case you don't know the full story of Memorial Day, here's a few pieces of info:
• In 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War, Decoration Day
was established for the country to decorate the graves of the soldiers
who died in war. Some old school folks still refer to Memorial Day as "Decoration Day." The original May 30 date was chosen, it is believed,
because flowers would be in bloom across the entire nation.
• After World War I, the day was expanded to honor those who had died
in all American wars. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national
holiday by an act of Congress and placed on the last Monday in May.
• At 3 p.m., all Americans are encouraged to pause wherever they are
at 3 p.m. local time for the National Moment of Remembrance: a minute of
silence to honor and remember those who died in service to the nation.
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