Anonymous ID: 991cc3 May 31, 2021, 5:44 a.m. No.13799048   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9052 >>9091 >>9269 >>9438

>''But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate we can not consecrate we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom โ€“ and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.''

Anonymous ID: 991cc3 May 31, 2021, 5:52 a.m. No.13799083   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9087

 

Memorial Day origins

 

Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2021 will occur on Monday, May 31.

 

Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, it marks the beginning of the summer season.

 

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history