History
When Memorial Day is celebrated?
What is the last Monday in May?
What is MIA?
Missing in Action
How a flag is flown on Memorial Day?
at half-mast
Where does the President deliver a speech on every Memorial Day?
Arlington National Cemetery
What are soldiers on land called?
the army
When did Americans FIRST start celebrating Memorial Day?
After the American Civil War
What is KIA?
killed in action
What is the song played on the bugle at soldiers' funerals and on Memorial Day?
Taps
About how many tourists pass through Arlington Cemetery each year?
4 million
What are three types soldiers on the water called?
the Navy, Coast Guard, and Marines
Why is Memorial Day celebrated?
To remember dead soldiers
What is POW?
prisoner of war
What are Memorial Day activities?
picnics, parades, fireworks, going to the beach
What is placed placed at every grave on Memorial Day in Arlington Cemetery?
an American flag
What are soldiers who fly called?
the Air Force
When did Memorial Day become a national holiday?
1971
What is The Fallen?
a dead soldier
What time on Memorial Day are Americans encouraged to stop what they are doing and remember the servicemen who died?
3:00pm
What is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
a symbolic grave for all war dead whose remains have not been found or identified
Who is the commander-in-chief of the United States military?
the American President
What is the number of dead in the American Civil War?
625,000
What a soldier gives when s/he dies in war?(euphemism)
"last full measure of devotion"
What are things left on graves?
photos, flowers, stones
Who is the 35th President of the United States buried in Arlington Cemetery?
John F. Kennedy
What does the saying "freedom is not free" mean?
Idiom that states that the freedoms enjoyed by citizens are only possible through the voluntary risks taken and sacrifices made by the military.