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Memorial Day

The gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery are graced by U.S. flags on Memorial Day weekend.
Type National
Date Last Monday in May.
2010 date May 31
2011 date May 30
2012 date May 28
Observances Remembrance of American war dead.

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. Service Members who died while in the military service.[1] First enacted by formerly enslaved African-Americans [2] to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War -- it was extended after World War I to honor Americans who have died in all wars.

Music Title: "Remembering Our Soldiers"
Artist:James Onohan
Album: My Life, My music Vol.2