History
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who died in the service of the United States of America. Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War and a desire to honor our dead. It was official proclaimed on May 5 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic.
On Memorial Day, the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the half-staff position, where it remains only until noon. It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day.
National Moment of Remembrance
The “National Moment of Remembrance” resolution was passed on Dec 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans “To voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to ‘Taps.”
Camp Ahbalufa thanks all service men and women past, present and future for their service. If not for them we wouldn’t be FREE!
To learn more about Memorial Day visit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day.
