Battle Hymn God Bless America

Memorial Day is Monday May 26th here in the United States... This is my video for us to remember all that have served for our country...But I wish to more...remember all who have served, even our friends and allies around the world!! Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, "Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping" by Nella L. Sweet carried the dedication "To The Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead" (Source: Duke University's Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920). While Waterloo N.Y. Was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it's difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings; each of those towns and every planned or spontaneous gathering of people to honor the war dead in the 1860's tapped into the general human need to honor our dead, each contributed honorably to the growing movement that culminated in Gen Logan giving his official proclamation in 1868. It is not important who was the very first, what is important is that Memorial Day was established. Memorial Day is not about division. It is about reconciliation; it is about coming together to honor those who gave their all.

Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war). It is now celebrated in almost every State on the last Monday in May (passed by Congress with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 - 363) to ensure a three day weekend for Federal holidays), though several southern states have an additional separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas, April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in South Carolina; and June 3 (Jefferson Davis' birthday) in Louisiana and Tennessee.
In 1915, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," Moina Michael replied with her own poem:




We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.


She then conceived of an idea to wear red poppies on Memorial day in honor of those who died serving the nation during war. She was the first to wear one, and sold poppies to her friends and co-workers with the money going to benefit servicemen in need. Later a Madam Guerin from France was visiting the United States and learned of this new custom started by Ms.Michael and when she returned to France, made artificial red poppies to raise money for war orphaned children and widowed women. This tradition spread to other countries. In 1921, the Franco-American Children's League sold poppies nationally to benefit war orphans of France and Belgium. The League disbanded a year later and Madam Guerin approached the VFW for help. Shortly before Memorial Day in 1922 the VFW became the first veterans' organization to nationally sell poppies. Two years later their "Buddy" Poppy program was selling artificial poppies made by disabled veterans. In 1948 the US Post Office honored Ms Michael

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[rebelstang]

You Betcha!

[Dseagle50]

Thanks for watching.

[DodiGurl]

hey google these two please..

1. infedel task force

2 paul revere brigade

thank you my fellow AMERICANS!!! I love you !!!

[Dseagle50]

Thanks for watching. I will check them out.

[DodiGurl]

This song still gives me chills and thrills inside. God Bless America....

[Dseagle50]

Thanks for watching.

[migo53333]

@DodiGurl yes fellow americans......thank you for slaughtering the american indian tribes that lived in this beautiful land for thousands of years....I hope God continues to bless us! I love you all! kisses and hugs for everyone!

[jamesharlow2000]

@dep92 No, I live in the UK. Oh and by the way, Israel is 51st State of America. Most of your government is controlled by Zionist, racist, child murdering, land grabbing, war mongering, greedy, oil drinking fat cat pigs. . . As is our government in the UK.

[dep92]

@jamesharlow2000 And where do you reside? Let me guess Canada our 51st state.

[jamesharlow2000]

This is enough to make Christ want to puke! As if Christ would have anything to do with armies and wars. America is one of the most vile and evil countries on this planet not too far behind is the UK, Israel and most of the muslim world!

[vastell]

glöry, glöry mass murder?

[bratstvoknuta]

sound like nazi hymn

[Ollischniepel]

The south will rise again!

Especially for that bad sound!

I wish I was in the Land of Cotton...

Look away Dixie!



[bistaboy]

Sadly the REPUBLIC is dead. See The Obama Deception and Fall Of The Republic here on youtube