中文注释:在纪念阵亡将士纪念日的三轮仪式中,美国海外战争退伍军人协会的一支仪仗队在立正致敬。 从1868年开始,美国开始有过扫墓日的习俗,如其来源,人们通过装饰坟墓来纪念内战中牺牲的士兵。1971年,美国国会将这一天定为国定假日以纪念所有为国捐躯的美国人。 图片为《国家地理杂志》2000年12月号的“寻找忧郁湖”一文而拍摄,未刊发 作者: Richard Olsenius
将士 纪念日 明尼苏达州 图片故事:高清壁纸:英文注释:Memorial Day Salute, Minnesota, 2000 A Veterans of Foreign Wars honor guard stands at attention for a three-round salute in honor of Memorial Day. First widely observed in 1868, Decoration Day, as it was originally known, was a time to honor fallen Civil War soldiers by decorating their graves. In 1971, the U.S. Congress made Memorial Day a national holiday honoring all Americans who have died in service to their country. (Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "In Search of Lake Wobegon," December 2000, National Geographic magazine) 随机推荐: |
