President Reagan presenting Congressional Medal of Honor to the 
Vietnam Unknown Soldier during the 1984 Memorial Day ceremony
at Arlington cemetery in Virginia.

Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, originated after the Civil War  
to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. By the 20th century
Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all
wars. The first known observance of a Memorial Day-type observance was in
Charleston on May 1, 1865.

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Betsy Ross (January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836)

Paul Revere (January 1, 1735 – May 10, 1818)

Longines Medal