Q&A: Memorial Day Matters
May 24, 2024
May 24, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
Q: When did the United States begin observing Memorial Day?
A: Three years after the American Civil War ended, the leader of an organization of Union veterans organized Decoration Day to adorn the graves of the war dead with flowers. Previously, at least two dozen cities had decorated graves of fallen soldiers in the North and the South; the Civil War claimed more American militar . . .
Q: When did the United States begin observing Memorial Day?
A: Three years after the American Civil War ended, the leader of an organization of Union veterans organized Decoration Day to adorn the graves of the war dead with flowers. Previously, at least two dozen cities had decorated graves of fallen soldiers in the North and the South; the Civil War claimed more American militar . . .