While we remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country, our offices will be closed on Monday, May 30th, 2022.
We ask that you also remember those who have died while serving our country, as they protected our freedom. To this day we have many loved ones still serving and protecting us, and many more who have served and survived.
Let us not forget our veterans who suffer from their service to our country #22aday
please thank a service member whenever you can, as many have given the ultimate sacrifice for our families.
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. It was formerly observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day to honor and mourn those who died while serving in the U.S. military. Many volunteers place an American flag on graves of military personnel in national cemeteries. Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial beginning of summer in the United States. Many cities and people have claimed to have first celebrated the event. In 1868, General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic called for a "Decoration Day", which was widely celebrated. By 1890, every Northern state had adopted it as a holiday. The World Wars turned it into a generalized day of remembrance instead of just the Civil War. In 1971, Congress standardized the holiday as "Memorial Day" and changed its observance to the last Monday in May.
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