[vc_row top=”20px” bottom=”20px”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7110″ img_size=”Full” alignment=”center”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Memorial Day is unofficially the day that kicks off summer! It is often confused with Veteran’s Day because of their military similarities. While Memorial Day is a time of remembrance of men and women who died while serving, Veteran’s Day celebrates all American military veterans who served – past, present, and future.
People may only see Memorial Day as a time to celebrate with friends and family, and many times we forget about the true meaning behind this sacred day. We forget about the hundreds of thousands of men and women who have fought and died for our country, our freedom, and the freedom of the oppressed all over the world! Memorial Day is a time to remember those who have died while serving our country.
This holiday first emerged after the American Civil War in 1868, where it was originally known as “Decoration Day”. Decoration Day was established by Union soldiers to decorate the graves of fallen Union soldiers with flowers. Both the Union and Confederate soldiers had different days to recognize their fallen, so America finally came together by merging these days together to memorialize the sacrifice of all American soldiers. Thus, Memorial Day became an official day to honor all fallen American soldiers on the last Monday in the month of May.
This Memorial Day, remember the sacrifice that so many men and women have made in the line of duty. It is their sacrifice that has given us the freedom to observe this time with friends and family while picnicking, swimming, tubing, camping, or celebrating other Memorial Day traditions.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top=”10px” bottom=”10px” bg_color=”#163463″][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1495646766251{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”]
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“On May 1, 1865, freed slaves gathered in Charleston, South Carolina to commemorate the death of Union soldiers and the end of the American Civil War. Three years later, General John Logan issued a special order that May 30, 1868 be observed as Decoration Day, the first Memorial Day — a day set aside “for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet church-yard in the land.”1
This event in 1865 memorializes those who paid the price for freedom by those who gained the most because of freedom. It illustrates and suggests that those who should observe Memorial Day are those who live in freedom.
One of the things I find most interesting in Texas is how many family or community cemeteries dot the landscape. Case in point, is the cemetery in the community I live in, which has a gravestone of a soldier who fought in the Civil War. I do not not know his name, rank or which side he fought for, but I am reminded that he fought a war that preserved and offered freedom to so many, then and now.
Therefore, on this Memorial Day, May 30th, let’s remember those who paid a great price for our freedom by not taking it for granted.
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Value of Being a Christian Financial Advisors® Client
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Why We Can’t Text You
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The Gift of a College Education
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Remembering Memorial Day
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Ideas for Mother’s Day
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Thank You For Sharing!
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