Proper flag etiquette calls for the American flag to be lighted at all times, flown only in fair weather, lowered without touching the ground or another object, stored folded properly and neatly, and destroyed by burning in a dignified manner when worn and no longer fit. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day to celebrate the end of World War I on November 11, 1918, and in 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill changing November 11 to Veterans Day honoring all veterans. Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, originated in the years following the Civil War, is observed on the last Monday of May, honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military, and became an official federal holiday in 1971. In 2008, after 86 years of exposure to Wisconsin weather, the memorial was in poor condition, with stained and cracked concrete and a deteriorated outer ring missing parts, so concerned individuals formed the Veterans Memorial Restoration Committee, raised funds with strong community support, and reconstructed the memorial from the ground up except for the refurbished bronze plaque, adding new concrete, an outer ring, adjacent sidewalks, a new aluminum flagpole, and an outer ring with red brick pavers bearing the names of local veterans; to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of World War I, benches, stone quote inserts, interpretive signs and a kiosk were also added. Each year various veterans organizations distribute facsimiles of poppy flowers and accept donations used to help veterans; the poppies are traditionally worn on Memorial Day, not Veterans Day, in honor of America's war dead, a practice inspired by John McCrae's 1915 poem In Flanders Fields.