DE HR28

Recognizes the last Monday of May as Memorial Day to honor and mourn U.S. Military personnel who died while serving their country.

Notes that Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, began in 1868 on May 30 to honor soldiers who died in the Civil War.

References the 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by Congress, which established Memorial Day as a federal holiday on the last Monday of May.

Calls on all Delawareans to reflect, honor, and celebrate the lives of fallen service members who sacrificed their lives protecting American freedoms.