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.
William Hase-1/13/1921 – N/A, Branch: Army, Rank: Corporal, Outfit: 96th Division…
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A veteran is a man who fell in love with his country, for better, or worse – for richer, for poorer – in sickness and in heath. A veteran is a man who is willing to lay down his life for the Statue of Liberty so that her poor, her huddled masses, her homeless, her tempest tossed may breathe free and may enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.