{"id":11134,"date":"2022-05-30T14:26:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T14:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maeducationusa.com\/memorial-day-2\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T14:26:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T14:26:57","slug":"memorial-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maeducationusa.com\/en\/memorial-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong> Memorial Day<\/strong> is a very important date in the United States and <strong>its<\/strong> purpose is to commemorate with honor the men and women who died in the service of the U.S. military.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">This holiday originated in <strong>1868<\/strong> when Major<strong> John A. Logan<\/strong> issued General Order Number 11 to honor the more than 620,000 servicemen killed in the Civil War each May 30 by bringing flowers and flags to gravesites.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">It was not until <strong>1971<\/strong> that a <strong>Federal Law<\/strong> was issued that moved the act to the <strong>last Monday of the month of May<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Today the celebration not only seeks to remember those who fell in the Civil War, but also those who died in other conflicts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">This day is a holiday and the population does not go to work, as well as schools and universities close their doors.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Americans go to the graves of fallen servicemen and put flags next to them. Normally, at&nbsp;15.00h, a&nbsp;<b>minute of silence<\/b> to remember the fallen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-contents__font-paragraph \" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Some cities such as Washington, Chicago and New York organize parades in their streets. In addition, all flags are flown&nbsp;at half-mast for mourning.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-contents__font-paragraph \" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Every year, in the  <strong>Arlington National Cemetery<\/strong>where the remains of 20,000 Civil War soldiers lie, the president delivers a speech and places a floral arrangement on the<strong>  Tomb of the Unknown Soldier<\/strong>which is a famous memorial to those who died in wartime actions but could not be identified.  &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial Day is a very important date in the United States and its purpose is to commemorate with honor the men and women who died in the service of the U.S. military. This holiday originated in 1868 when Major John A. 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