Memorial Day

                            Memorial day is the day on which those who died in active military service are remembered. It is traditionally observed on may 30 but now officially observed on last Monday in may. some ways to show honor on memorial day is to fly the flag of the united states of america, say thank you by writing a letter to some one who has or is serving our country, support the military families, visit a cemetery, attending a memorial service, observing the minute of silence, and by making the history alive. while doing my research i came upon some important facts so i will state some just for fun. for example, several towns claim to be the originators of memorial day but in the year 1966 congress declared Waterloo, New York, to be the birthplace of the holiday, at first memorial day was made to honor those who died in the civil war, and lastly the holiday now honors everyone who has died in a active military base. some few things i will do to honor this day is to fly my flag, say thank you to my cousin who has fought in a war, and maybe visit a commentary. In my opinion memorial day is the day that we not belittle because its very important to multiple families and people. especially because peoples tears, blood, and sweat has gone to that war.