Start Date: | 5/26/2014 | All Day |
End Date: | 5/26/2014 | |
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Event Description Memorial Day is a U.S. federal holiday, which is celebrated every year on the final Monday of May. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. By the 20th century, Memorial Day
had been extended to honor all Americans who have died while in the
military service. |
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