Memorial Day

The last Monday of May is a U.S. national holiday called Memorial Day. On this day the fallen soldiers serving the US armed forces are remembered. This day was first observed 1865 to remember fallen Union soldiers during the Civil war. It took many years before this day was accepted by everyone in the US.

On this day, a ceremony took place a the Houston National Cemetery, which is the second largest National Cemetery in the US. I arrived early to beat the crowd and got a good seat at the ceremony.



I’m not really sure why, but there is a strong relation between motorcyclists and veterans.






There was a bit of controversy about the priest below, because he was asked by a federal judge to remove a reference to Jesus Christ from his speech. He didn't comply. When he spoke the words ‘Jesus Christ’, most people attending cheered for several minutes.