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Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) [ 1] is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. [ 2][ 3] It is observed on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial beginning of summer in the ...
A Time to Remember: Free Memorial Day dinner and concert will be today at Northwest High School’s Puffenberger Auditorium, 8580 Erie Ave. NW. Dinner begins at 6 p.m., and the concert begins at 7 ...
Confederate Memorial Day (called Confederate Heroes Day in Texas and Florida, and Confederate Decoration Day in Tennessee) is a holiday observed in several Southern U.S. states on various dates since the end of the American Civil War. The holiday was originally publicly presented as a day to remember the estimated 258,000 Confederate soldiers ...
Visit a local war monument, museum, or battlefield. Lincoln Memorial Statue (Pam Susemiehl / Getty Images) There are hundreds of historical sites that commemorate U.S. soldiers across the country ...
Orange, Ulster and Sullivan will play host to parades, flag raisings and ceremonies in honor of Memorial Day this weekend. Find out when and where. Memorial Day is May 27.
The National Moment of Remembrance is an annual event that asks Americans, wherever they are at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day, to pause for a duration of one minute to remember those who have died in military service to the United States. The time 3 p.m. was chosen because it is the time when most Americans are enjoying time off of work ...
Here are some of the events and commemorations for Memorial Day across the Lower Hudson Valley. If you know of an event that is not listed, please contact Alexandra Rivera at arivera@lohud.com and ...
May 27, 2024 at 9:03 AM. Many celebrate the long Memorial Day weekend with barbecues and family get-togethers, but Memorial Day is so much more than a chance to kick off the summer months. At its ...