RBC | Memorial Day is considered the unofficial kick-off to summer vacation for a lot of people, a three-day weekend for others, and a good reason to enjoy a barbecue and time with friends and family for others. None of those things are the reason for Memorial Day.
Following the Civil War, Americans started honoring the Union and Confederate dead on May 30. They called it Decoration Day.
In Meeker, in the late 1800s and…