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Memorial Day observed the last Monday of May Courtesy Story U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden
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Memorial Day this year is on Monday, May 31, and is set aside to memorialize the military men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country. The day serves as a time to remember and honor the men and women who died while in military service of our country and honors and respects all Americans who have died for freedom. Memorial Day was first observed on May 30, 1868 as Decoration Day, and
commemorated the sacrifices of Civil War Soldiers and to honor them by decorating their graves.The Uniform Monday Holiday Act moved Memorial Day from May 30 to the last Monday in May and Federal law took effect in 1971. In 2000, Congress established the National Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day. During the National Moment of Remembrance Americans are asked to pause for one minute at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day to honor and respect those who died for our freedom.
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Community participates in child abuse prevention month Courtesy Story U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden
The Wiesbaden community kicked off Rocking Awareness April 1 and encouraged families to paint rocks in support of Child Abuse Prevention and Autism Awareness Month in April. Carmen Arbogast, victim advocate at ACS said ACS joined in because it is a project inclusion event. Arborgast delivered a hand printing activity to the Child Development Services April 8 for children to trace or paint their hands and leave a little message to help end child abuse, and handed out promotional items to parents as they arrived to pick up their children at the CDC on Clay Kaserne. ACS also set up an outreach table April 14 and 15 at the intersection of Texasstrasse and Floridastrasse at school dismal times to give away buckets of goodies. ACS hosted “The 5 Love Languages of Children”Classes through MicroSoft Teams at noon during the month.
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Painted rocks were hidden around the Wiesbaden communities for the community to find during the month.
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