Commentary
Memorial Day had its origin as Decoration Day, a day set aside to honor those who lost their lives in the Civil War by placing flowers on their gravesites.
U.S. flags are placed in front of every grave site ahead of the Memorial Day weekend in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on May 21, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Scott S. Powell
Author
Scott S. Powell is senior fellow at Discovery Institute, a member of the Committee on the Present Danger—China and author of a recent bestselling new release, “Rediscovering America.”
