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Memorial Day
Have you ever wondered what the level
of Human Sacrifice has been to establish and preserve The United States of
America?
Family Tradition
 Memorial Day is when we,
wear our poppies, fly our Flags
and place flowers and flags on the graves of Military Personnel. Many volunteers
and Volunteer Organizations march in patriotic parades. Frequently there is a
reading of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Patriotic speeches are made and
declarations by The President and Heads of the Armed Services are also read. We
all take time to remember the Human sacrifice it has taken to establish and
maintain this great Nation of ours. Later in the day on Memorial Day, time is set aside for picnics
and other outdoor activities. This Holiday generally marks the beginning of the
Summer Season.
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Flags to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for
our Nation.
History1
Memorial day is celebrated as a National Holiday the last Monday
of May. It is sometimes called Decoration Day or Poppy Day. It is set aside to
honor those Americans who gave their lives for our country.
The Holiday was first celebrated by the people of Waterloo, New
York on May 5, 1866 and then again on May 5, 1867. The Remembrance was first
suggested by a druggist named Henry C. Welles in 18652.
General John A. Logan, Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of
The Republic, proclaimed May 30th as Decoration Day by General Order 11 on May
5, 1868. This was 2 years after the 1866 and 1877 celebrations in Waterloo, New
York.
Since the end of World War I Memorial Day has also been known as
Poppy Day. This was the idea of Moina Michael inspired by the poem John McCrae's
poem "In
Flanders Fields"3.
In 1971 The Federal Government designated the last Monday in May
as Memorial Day.
*United
States War Casualties4,5
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WAR
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NUMBER SERVING
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WOUNDED
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BATTLE DEATHS
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| Revolutionary War |
217,0003 |
6,188 |
4,435 |
| War of 1812 |
286,730 |
4,505 |
2,260 |
| Mexican War |
78,718 |
4,152 |
1,733 |
| Civil War (Both Sides) |
3,213,363 |
354,805 |
191,963 |
| Spanish American War |
306,760 |
1,662 |
385 |
| World War I |
4,734,991 |
204,002 |
53,402 |
| World War II |
16,112,566 |
671,846 |
291,557 |
| Korean Conflict |
5,720,000 |
103,284 |
33,741 |
| Vietnam Conflict |
8,744,000 |
153,303 |
47,424 |
| Persian Gulf War |
2,225,000 |
467 |
147 |
*The above numbers have qualifying conditions associated with them. See
references 4 and 5 below for details if needed.
    
Additional Web Sites
http://www.usmemorialday.org/
American Legion
Seneca County
http://www.remember.gov :Ensuring
the Nation remembers our Fallen.
Credits
1 World Book 2001 Dictionary. © 2000 World Book Inc.
Electronic version by IVD Communications, Inc.
2 Kurtz, Diane. Seneca County Web Site. 1998. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyseneca/memorial.htm
3 Michael, Michael, Moina. The Miracle Flower, The Story
of the Flanders Fields Memorial Poppy. Dorrance and Company,
Philadelphia, 1941. http://www.greatwar.co.uk/umbrella/moinabiog.htm
4 Department of Defense, http://web1.whs.osd.mil/MMID/CASUALTY/WCPRINCIPAL.pdf
5 LibrarySpot. StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc. Evanston, IL
http://www.libraryspot.com/listwars.htm
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