Florence Hague Becker
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Florence A. Hague Becker, also known as Mrs. William A. Becker, was an American philanthropist and anti-communist activist who served as the 16th president general of the National Society Daughters of
Becker in 1938
Becker places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in 1938
Memorial Day
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Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May.
Arlington National Cemetery graves decorated with flags during Memorial Day weekend
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
1867 Decoration Day in Richmond, Virginia's Hollywood Cemetery
General John A. Logan, who in 1868 issued a proclamation calling for a national "Decoration Day"