One hundred thirty two years ago, Decoration Day was first observed in Waterloo, New York, to honor soldiers fallen in the Civil War. Since then, the holiday has evolved to include memorializing WWI, WWII, Korean, and Vietnam War Fallen, as well as those serving in current conflicts and those who served who never saw battle, by hanging a flag in the front yard, tying a ribbon in honor of family members in harm’s way, or sending hot dogs in to serve the noble cause of the first summer barbecue.

However you choose to observe Memorial Day, we invite you to use Picnik’s new Memorial Day icons, BBQ shapes, the yellow ribbon in our new Awareness Ribbons shapes section, and Picnik’s perennially wonderful fonts to create an ecard, invitation, or decorate a photo you’ve taken of the day, to create something worth memorializing on its own.

photo by paul goyette

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