05/26/2026
Memorial Day was never about a long weekend.
It started in the years after the Civil War, when towns across America gathered at gravesites to lay flowers and read names out loud. The point was simple. Don't let anyone disappear.
That's still the work today. Say the names. Tell the stories. Make sure the children in our communities know who they're walking past in the cemetery.
The Exchange Club has spent more than a century honoring service. Today we honor the ones who paid the highest price for it.