May 30 2007 04:01 pm 2007年5月30日下午4时01分

"Thank You" and "I Remember" “谢谢你”和“我记得”

Memorial Day 2007 阵亡将士纪念日2007年

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who died in service to our country.国殇日是一个纪念日活动,对于那些死于谁在服务,我们的国家。 Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday in 1971, to be celebrated on the last Monday of May.国会宣布国殇日国定假日在1971年,以庆祝对上周一的可能。

Originally know as Decoration Day, it is believed that Memorial day started in the United States after the Civil War to remember fallen Union soldiers.原本知道装修天,这是认为,国殇日开始在美国内战后要记住下降联盟士兵。 This might be true, because eight southern states hold a separate memorial day for fallen Confederate soldiers.这可能是真正的,因为8南部各州举行一个单独的阵亡将士纪念日为下降邦联士兵。

About 5,000 people attend the Memorial Day ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery each year.约5000人参加阵亡将士纪念日仪式上,阿灵顿国家公墓每年。 A small American flag is placed on each grave and the President lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.一个小型美国国旗是放在每个严重和总统奠定了敬献了花圈,在墓前未知的士兵。

Ways You Might Celebrate Memorial Day: 你可能的方式庆祝纪念日:

  • visit cemeteries and war memorials and place flags or flowers访问坟场及战争纪念馆和地点旗帜或鲜花
  • attend Memorial Day parades or your local VFW hall参加阵亡将士纪念日游行或您当地利用VFW大厅
  • fly the US flag at half-staff until noon悬挂美国国旗的一半,工作人员,直到中午
  • add the POW/MIA flag to your flagpole添加战俘/米娅国旗到您的旗杆
  • participate in参加在 National Moment of Remembrance国家时刻的纪念 at 3 PM (local time)下午3时(本地时间)
  • view the查看 National Memorial Day Concert全国阵亡将士纪念日音乐会

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2 Responses to “"Thank You" and "I Remember"” 2反应“ , ”谢谢“和”我记得“ , ”

  1. ron on 29 May 2007 at 8:03 pm 罗恩对2007年5月29日在下午8时03分 #

    Thanks for the reminder of what Memorial Day is really about, and good ideas on ways to observe the holiday.感谢提醒什么样的阵亡将士纪念日是真的,和好主意,就如何遵守假期。

  2. CyberCelt on 06 Jun 2007 at 1:58 am cybercelt对2007年6月6日在上午01时58分 #

    @ron-Thanks for stopping by. @罗恩-感谢停车。 We must always remember and honor our warriors, especially the fallen ones.我们必须永远记住和荣誉,我们的勇士,尤其是下降的。

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