It's the unofficial start of summer and one of the big three summer holidays so sometimes the reason for Memorial Day gets a little lost in our pursuit of summer happiness.
As long as there have been wars, there have been war memorials. A visit to Wikipedia today gave me the complete run down on how today's Memorial Day the holiday came about. Beginning first as Decoration Day and started to honor Union dead after the Civil War, Memorial Day is now celebrated on the last Monday of May to honor our war dead for all wars.
America's State Parks has put together a video to make us mindful of the sacrifice so many have made so that we can enjoy our family picnics and visits to state parks as we enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
