Memorial Day Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day - a time set aside to honor fallen soldiers of the Civil War by decorating their graves with flowers.  The first Decoration Day was observed on May 30, 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War.  On that day, the largest known ceremony was held at Arlington National Cemetery, across the river from Washington D.C. Read More This Memorial Day weekend, we honor and thank all of the men and women who have served our country.  From the White House Blog - 13 Presidents Mark Memorial Day
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Memorial Day

Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day - a time set aside to honor fallen soldiers of the Civil War by decorating their graves with flowers.  The first Decoration Day was observed on May 30, 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War.  On that day, the largest known ceremony was held at Arlington National Cemetery, across the river from Washington D.C. Read More

This Memorial Day weekend, we honor and thank all of the men and women who have served our country. 

From the White House Blog - 13 Presidents Mark Memorial Day

Source: whitehouse.gov

President Hoover delivers a Memorial Day speech at historic Gettysburg Battlefield, May 20, 1930. More images can be found through the Hoover Library’s Research Collections.
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President Hoover delivers a Memorial Day speech at historic Gettysburg Battlefield, May 20, 1930.

More images can be found through the Hoover Library’s Research Collections.

“And we will gain renewed inspiration from their sacrifice — to push forward with the task of trying to bring about a just and enduring peace by every reasonable means.” - LBJ, 1968

Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 1968

You can see more of President Johnson’s 1968 Memorial Day Proclamation here. 

http://www.lbjlibrary.org/