Memorial Day · Memorial Day parades that include marching bands, veterans and current service men and women. Many confuse Memorial Day with Veteran’s Day because both honor the
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday in May
each year. The holiday is observed to remember all of the
people who died while serving in the Armed Forces. The Armed
Forces includes the Navy, Army, Marines, Coast Guard, and Air
Force. Memorial Day was originally called “Decoration Day” after
the Civil War because the graves of the deceased were
decorated with flowers. In 1967 the name was changed to
Memorial Day.
On Memorial Day, many Americans visit cemeteries or
memorials to honor those who have died. Many times an
American flag is placed at the grave to show honor and respect.
Another way to show respect for the millions of men and women
who have given their lives for their country is to fly the
American flag at half-staff, which means halfway to the top of
the flagpole. The flag remains half-staff until noon to pay honor
to fallen soldiers. When it is raised up at noon it symbolizes the
those that are still living and fighting for our country.
Many cities and towns around the country have
Memorial Day parades that include marching bands, veterans and
current service men and women. Many confuse Memorial Day
with Veteran’s Day because both honor the Armed Forces but
Veteran’s Day honors those that are living and deceased.
The main idea of this whole passage is ____________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What is paragraph 2 mostly about? Use evidence from the