Memorial Day（美国阵亡将士纪念日）
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 1866 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bloody">bloody</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span>. <span word="Surviving">Surviving</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="limbs">limbs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>. <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Welles">Welles</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drugstore">drugstore</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Waterloo">Waterloo</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Waterloo">Waterloo</span> <span word="cemetery">cemetery</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="May">May</span> 5, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="townspeople">townspeople</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>, <span word="wreaths">wreaths</span>（花环）<span word="and">and</span> <span word="crosses">crosses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graves">graves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cemetery">cemetery</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Retired">Retired</span> <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Logan">Logan</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cemetery">cemetery</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decorate">decorate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="comrades">comrades</span>' <span word="graves">graves</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="flags">flags</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="memorial">memorial</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="townspeople">townspeople</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="Decoration">Decoration</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1868, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="commemorated">commemorated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 30. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="commemorated">commemorated</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="poems">poems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="townspeople">townspeople</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cemetery">cemetery</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="graves">graves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="flags">flags</span>. <span word="Rifles">Rifles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salute">salute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p>
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