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- 4. The holiday is always celebrated on this day of the week.
- 5. The name of the previously unknown soldier for which the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was established.
- 7. this national monument was dedicated on Memorial day in 1922.
- 8. The location of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, who is honored each year with a speech and wreath laid by the US President or Vice President.
- 11. An opportunity to relax and connect with family, this is one of the most common activities that people engage in during the holiday weekend.
- 13. The original name of the holiday, meant to honor soldiers who died on both sides of the Civil War.
- 14. This city in New York is believed to be the birthplace of the public first Memorial Day event, held in 1866.
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- 1. Founder of Memorial Day.
- 2. In Washington D.C in 2019, this Vietnam Veterans' rights group led its final motorcycle rally to raise awareness for Vietnam missing soldiers or prisoners of war.
- 3. According to tradition, American flags should be raised to this position until noon on Memorial Day.
- 6. Memorial Day has long been associated with the beginning of this season, although the official solstice is not until June 20.
- 9. The first state to designate Memorial Day as a legal holiday.
- 10. The flower mentioned in John McCrae's poem, "In Flander's Field" that has come to represent remembering fallen soldiers.
- 12. In 2000, this branch of government established the National Moment of Remembrance, requiring that all American citizens take a moment to honor our fallen American soldiers at 3:00 pm on each Memorial Day.