History
When is Memorial Day celebrated
The last Monday in May
What is MIA
How is a flag flown on Memorial Day
at half-staff from sunrise until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff until sunset
Where the President delivers a speech every Memorial Day
Arlington National Cemetery
WHEN IS A FLAG PLACED AT HALF MAST
WHEN THE NATION OR STATE IS MOURNING.
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
What is Taps?
What is Section 60?
Where soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan are buried
HOW SHOULD THE FLAG BE PLACED AT HALF-MAST
THE FLAG SHOULD BE HOISTED TO THE PEAK FOR AN INSTANT, THEN LOWERED TO THE HALF-MAST POSITION. BEFORE LOWERING, IT SHOULD BE RAISED TO THE PEAK THEN LOWERED
ON MEMORIAL DAY DISPLAY THE FLAG AT HALF-MAST UNTIL NOON THEN HOIST TO THE TOP OF THE STAFF
The reason to celebrate Memorial Day
To remember the ones that did not make it home
What is POW
Prisoner of war
What are Memorial Day activities Americans do?
Visit a veterans home, visit cemetery, attend a parade
What is placed at every grave in Arlington
The American flag
how is the flag displayed when covering casket.
WHEN THE FLAG IS USED TO COVER A CASKET, IT SHOULD BE PACED SO THE UNION IS AT THE HEAD AND OVER THE LEFT SHOULD. THE FLAG SHOULD NOT BE LOWERED INTO THE GRAVE OR ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE GROUND
When did Memorial Day become a national holiday?
1971
What is the correct word for a dead soldier?
The Fallen
When do all Americans stop what they are doing and remember the servicemen who died?
What is 3:00 pm?
Has a soldier from WWI, WWII, and Korea
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers
HOW IS THE FLAG DISPLAYED WHEN CARRIED IN A PARADE
WHEN CARRIED IN A PROCESSION WITH ANOTHER FLAG(S) THE NATIONAL FLAG SHOULD BE EITHER ON THE MARCHING RIGHT OR WHEN THERE IS A LINE OF ANOTHER FLAG IN FRONT OF THE CENTER OF THAT LINE
What is the number of dead in the American Civil War?
625,000
What is 'freedom is not free?'
idiom that states that the freedoms enjoyed by citizens are only possible through the voluntary risks taken and sacrifices made by the military
What are things left on the fallens' graves?
photos, flowers, stones
Who is the unknown Vietnam soldier?
Air Force 1st Lt. Michael J. Blassie
HOW SHOULD THE U.S. FLAG BE DISPLAYED WHEN WITH OTHER FLAGS ON SEPARATE FLAGPOLES OF THE SAME HEIGHT
WHEN THE U.S. FLAG IS FLOWN WITH OTHER FLAGS ON SEPARATE FLAGPOLES THAT ARE ALL THE SAME HEIGHT, THE U.S. FLAG SHOULD ALWAYS BE PLACED ON THE POLE FURTHEST TO THE LEFT AS IT IS MOST OBSERVED (SUCH AS FROM THE STREET OR WHEN FACING A PODIUM). THE U.S. FLAG SHOULD BE RAISED FIRST AND LOWERED LAST.