Well its here - Memorial Day 2015. Its the traditional start of the summer season at beaches, parks and other venues...but there is a more serious, important side of the holiday. Its Memorial Day.
What exactly does Memorial Day celebrate? Click here for to learn more about Memorial Day. Suffice to say that Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces.
Click on the next 6 links to learn more about Memorial Day:
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
History of Memorial Day
Guidelines for Display of the Flag - pdf document
Correct Method of Folding the United States Flag
National Memorial Day Museum
Presidential Proclamation - Prayer For Peace, Memorial Day 2015
This next link is for the kids...its a list of Memorial Day Weekend Events for Long Island Kids - it has parades, fairs and air shows from May 23-May 25th.!!! Don't miss the events. Link comes from MommyPoppins.com - a family/kid friendly website for events for children.
And, of course, click on this next link from Newsday.com which links to Long Island events for this Memorial Day for you and your whole family!
Finally, Long Island.com has also gotten into the swing of things...this next article also has Memorial Day events for the whole family. Title is 'Memorial Day Weekend 2015: Celebrate with Fireworks, Parades, BBQ's & Lots of Family Fun!' The article talks about all the fun events that are happening this Memorial day. Fireworks, festivals and the Air Show are mentioned!
Enjoy the links, have a great Memorial Day and drive safe!
Regards,
Stu
