The last Monday in May is Memorial Day. Originally known in some parts of the country as Decoration Day, this day provides an opportunity to remember those members of the military who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.
Learn more about Memorial Day and how it has been commemorated using the following blog posts from the Library of Congress.
Memorial Day, May 30th.
Remembering Our Honored Dead: Memorial Day Traditions
From Teaching with the Library of Congress, this post discusses the history of Memorial Day, some of the ways it was celebrated and provides teaching ideas to help students learn more about the holiday.
Memorial Day
The Performing Arts Reading Room blog provides links to sheet music collections and suggestions on how to remember fallen soldiers in song.
Decoration Day to Memorial Day from In Custodia Legis
In Custodia Legis from the Law Library provides links to lovely images relating to Memorial Day while also providing detailed information on the history of the holiday and links to the federal laws that codify the holiday. Additional information is available in their Memorial Day post from 2011.
Memorial Day, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. Carol Highsmith, 2006
Memorial Day’s Rolling Thunder
Many of you may have heard about Rolling Thunder, in which veterans, primarily from the Vietnam War era, come to DC on their motorcycles to honor their fallen colleagues. This post from the Science and Technology Reading Room provides information about Rolling Thunder and it’s purpose. Another post
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