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Memorial Day 阵亡将士纪念日

Honor and Appreciate their Sacrifice on the Field of Battle. 荣誉，并感谢他们的牺牲对领域的仗。
Most of All, Remember Them Today. 最重要的是，记住他们今天。

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。 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
• submit a eulogy提交一份悼词
• 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

Decoration Day 装修天

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 still hold a separate memorial day for fallen Confederate soldiers.这可能是真正的，因为8南部各州，仍然坚持一个独立的阵亡将士纪念日为下降邦联士兵。

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