Memorial Day History, How Malden Remembers: 5 Things To Know
Reply Two newly installed bronze statues honoring Malden veterans of the Korean and Vietnam Wars will be unveiled on Memorial Day. (Jenna Fisher/Patch) MALDEN, MA — Memorial Day is a holiday that people in Malden and across America look forward to every year as the start of summer. But it also gives the country a chance to look back, as the final Monday in May is a day to remember all American lives lost during military service. Here are five things to know about the history of Memorial Day: Subscribe 1. It Was Originally Called Decoration Day: Remembering veterans who died while in mili...