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2. ‘Is it happy?’ Veterans share why they wish people wouldn’t ...

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   Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by Congress in 1971, to be observed annually on the last Monday in May, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

3. Memorial Day is May 27. Here are the parades, services ... - AOL

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   Memorial Day events near Middletown on Monday, May 27 Barryville: 9:15 a.m. Sylvan Liebla American Legion Post 1363 will conduct a memorial service at the Barryville Cemetery on Mail Road. Bethel ...

4. Nora Fontaine Davidson - Wikipedia

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   Nora Fontaine Davidson. Nora Fontaine Maury Davidson (February 19, 1836 – February 10, 1929) was an American schoolteacher in Petersburg, Virginia. She is credited for holding the first Memorial Day ceremony in Petersburg, and as the inspiration for the United States' Memorial Day. [1]

5. Memorial Day events in the local Maryland, Pennsylvania ... - AOL

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   Here are some of the Memorial Day events occurring in the Tri-State area, starting this weekend. Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va. 4 p.m. Friday, May 24 — Rosedale Cemetery, 917 Cemetery ...

6. National Moment of Remembrance - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. Memorial Day - Wikipedia

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   Memorial Day (South Korea), June 6, the day to commemorate the men and women who died while in military service during the Korean War and other significant wars or battles Victoria Day , a Canadian holiday on the last Monday before May 25 each year, lacks the military memorial aspects of Memorial Day but serves a similar function as marking the ...

8. Check out these 2024 Memorial Day events in the greater ... - AOL

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   Where: Wood National Cemetery, flagpole / memorial area, 5000 W. National Ave. (Milwaukee VA campus) For more information: Call the cemetery office at 414-382-5300 or email woodnationalcemetery@va.gov

9. National D-Day Memorial - Wikipedia

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   National D-Day Memorial. Coordinates: 37°19′50″N 79°32′10″W. National D-Day Memorial pool with Overlord Arch. The National D-Day Memorial is a war memorial located in Bedford, Virginia. It serves as the national memorial for American D-Day veterans. However, its scope is international in that it states, "In Tribute to the valor ...