{"id":117849,"date":"2026-05-22T14:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/?p=117849"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:40:45","slug":"memorial-day-a-journey-of-commemoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/memorial-day-a-journey-of-commemoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day: A Journey of Commemoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/7d35abb6dd234da9a6d808d0953bfa29\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/View-Story-Map-copy.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/View-Story-Map-copy.webp\" alt=\"Memorial Day: A Journey of Commemoration\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-117851\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5857965076577896;width:682px;height:auto\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27842%27%20height%3D%27531%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20842%20531%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27842%27%20height%3D%27531%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/View-Story-Map-copy.webp?resize=300,189 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/View-Story-Map-copy.webp?resize=600,378 600w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/View-Story-Map-copy.webp?resize=768,484 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/View-Story-Map-copy.webp 842w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you ever wondered about the origins of Memorial Day \u2013 how and where it began and what inspired it? <em>Memorial Day: A Journey of Commemoration <\/em>is an interactive StoryMap created for students by NCA&#8217;s Veterans Legacy Program. Viewers will travel through the past and across the globe to learn the reason why the United States commemorates Veterans on Memorial Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered about the origins of Memorial Day \u2013 how and where it began and what inspired it? Memorial Day: A Journey of Commemoration is an interactive StoryMap created for students by NCAs Veterans Legacy Program. 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