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Answers to Memorial Day Treasure Hunt
- When and why do we celebrate Memorial Day? Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May, is the day on which we honor all those members of the armed forces who died in service to their country. It is also a time to remember the ideals for which they died.
- By what name was Memorial Day known when the first Memorial Day Order (General Order #11) was issued? On May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan issued General Order No. 11 designating Decoration Day, later called Memorial Day, as a day to honor "comrades who died in defense of their country."
- Where does the National Memorial Day Concert take place? The National Memorial Day Concert, aired by PBS stations nationwide, is broadcast live from the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- In which war was the greatest number of American soldiers killed? In the American Civil War, 562,130 Americans were killed.
- On what date did Sergeant Weldon McCoy Barr record in his diary the signing of the armistice that ended WWI? Weldon Barr recorded the following in his diary: "November 11, 1918: The Armistice was signed at 5 A.M." Today, this date is celebrated in many places as Veterans Day.
- About how many U.S. women veterans are there? There are almost two million women veterans. Women have served in some way in every conflict from the American Revolution to Operation Allied Force around Kosovo.
- Who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.? Maya Lin, at the time a Yale architectural student, designed "The Wall," the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- According to St. Augustine, what is the purpose of all war? According to St. Augustine, "The purpose of all war is peace."
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