History
The day Memorial Day is celebrated
What is the last Monday in May?
picnics, parades, writing letters, gathering with friends and family
What are Memorial Day activities?
The branch of soldiers on land
What is the army?
Memorial Day was first called or known as
What is Decoration Day?
photos, flowers, stones, wreaths, flags
What are things left on graves?
Placed at every grave in Arlington
What is an American flag?
The branch of soldiers that protect the seas using ships and submarines
What are the Navy?
The type of flower linked to Memorial Day celebrations
What is the red poppy?
The reason why schools, banks, and post offices are closed on Memorial Day
What is to celebrate and remember the soldiers who lost their lives?
The number of soldiers buried in Arlington Cemetery after the Civil War
What is 20,000?
The branch of soldiers who fly aircrafts
What is the Air Force?
The day in history celebrating the first Memorial Day
What is May 30, 1868?
How a flag is flown on Memorial Day
What is at half-mast or staff?
The amount of people who gathered at Arlington Cemetery after the Civil War
What is 5,000?
The war that sparked the creation of Memorial Day
What is The Civil War?
The time that all Americans stop what they are doing and remember the servicemen who died.
What is 3:00pm?
Location of Arlington Cemetery
What is Arlington, Virginia?
Medal given to combat wounded soldiers
What is the Purple Heart?