May 21, 2015
This weekend is Memorial Day. What is Memorial Day and why do we celebrate this day?
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The holiday, which is observed every year on the last Monday of May was formerly known as Decoration Day and originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the war. By the 20th century, Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who died while in the military service It typically marks the start of the summer vacation season, while Labor Day marks its end.
Many people visit cemeteries and memorials, particularly to honor those who have died in military service. Many volunteers place an American flag on each grave in national cemeteries.
Memorial Day is not to be confused with Veterans Day; Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving, while Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans.
Each year on November 11, Americans celebrate Veterans Day, a day to honor veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
This administration and the Social Democrats are slowly trying to turn this country into a dictatorship. This leader does not want people to have jobs and is encouraging them to live off the people who do work. There are a lot of jobs available; but, with the freebies these nonworkers are receiving why should they work is the attitude because they are receiving more in freebies than if they held a job. Therefore, we must inject some incentive for people to go back to work. As you know, our current leader never had a real job in his whole life and always rode the rails of a free-loader and was always proud of it. He is trying to turn this country into a lazy country inorder for the government to able to control the people. We must change the voting structure of this country – if you do not pay taxes – you…
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