Memorial Day

                        Memorial Day

Memorial day is the day in which we honor those who passed away while serving in the military. Whether it was male or female this day is to remember those who we lost. Memorial day is on every last Monday of May. There are a variety of ways you can show respect on Memorial day. Some ways people show respect is that they will often make parades to honor the military and those who died. Even going to a parade will show some respect for those who passed away and their families. One of the more logical ways of showing respect on Memorial Day, is to simply visit a cemetery and pay respects to those who served in the military. Even if it is only for a couple minutes, it will still show respect for those who fought in the American Army. Memorial Day was originated because in the late 1860’s because Americans would hold out springtime tributes for fallen soldiers. They would also decorate their graves with flowers and prayers. In 1966 the federal government named waterloo new york the official birthplace of memorial day. Sadly I won’t be doing any celebrating memorial day because my family is Mexican and our memorial day is in September. But I will be working on Memorial day. I think Memorial Day is a good holiday. Sometimes people don’t appreciate those in the army very much. This day at least reminds us that there are in fact people that are risking their lives. In the US there a lot of people who are Mexican and don’t think this holiday is important. But what they don’t understand is that they keep any other country from taking over and possibly destroying everything. That is why I think that Memorial Day is an important holiday. It is very important to celebrate and remember the fallen.