Memorial Day is also known as Decoration Day and it takes place on every last Monday of each May. Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday and it’s a day for those people who died during military service and fought for the Civil War and the World War I.
This day is completely dedicated for the veterans of war so on this day there will be no classes. On the Memorial Day people pay tribute to the military people because they really deserve it. They gave up each and everything just for the security of their countrymen. On the day people who have lost families and friends go to the graveyard and decorates the graves. They also send Memorial Day poems and quotes to others to highlight the importance of this day. People are searching for Memorial Day poems and quotes to remember and celebrate the sacrifices of those who fought bravely and lost everything in the wars. First time the day was on May 30, 1868 when the National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, General John Logan, called for all GAR posts and asked them to celebrate the day. In 1971 it became a national holiday and from 1890 every northern state followed suit.
Memorial Day Quotes:
The cost of liberty is less than the cost of repression. – Web Dubois.
On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation. – Thomas William Parsons
And I am proud to be American, where at least I know I am free, and I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me and I’ll proudly stand next to him to defend her still today, ‘cuz there ain’t no doubt that I love this land, god bless the USA.- Lee Greenwood
Although, no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored.-Daniel Webster
Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt. – Bergen Evans
War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men. – Georges Clemenceau
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty.- John F. Kennedy.