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2. Here's What You Need to Know About Memorial Day Flag ... - AOL

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   If you are unable to display the flag at half-staff on Memorial Day, it is also accepted practice to display your flag with a black mourning ribbon to acknowledge the somber meaning of the day and ...

3. 33 moving photos to remind you why we really celebrate ...

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   Memorial Day has become synonymous these days with barbecues and great sales. But all the distractions can make it harder for many Americans to remember the reason for the 3-day weekend: to honor ...

4. Memorial Day - Wikipedia

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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 ...

5. Confederate Memorial Day - Wikipedia

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   The day was even referred to as Memorial Day by The Baltimore Sun on May 8, 1866, after the ladies organization that started it. The name Confederate Memorial Day was not used until the Northern observance was initiated in 1868. [28] While initially cool to the idea of a Northern version of the holiday, General John A. Logan was eventually won ...

6. Field of Honor: 550 flags at Memorial Day weekend ... - AOL

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   Flags were placed Friday and the event was set to run through Memorial Day on Monday. The Field of Honor is hundreds of 8-foot flag poles each flying a 3-by-5-foot American flag.

7. File:U.S. flags on Memorial Day night in Asan Park, Guam ...

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   English: Small U.S. and Guam flags placed in the War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Asan Beach Unit), also known as Asan Park, illuminated at night Date Unknown date

8. This Is Why the Red Poppy Is a Symbol of Memorial Day

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   Americans wear red poppy flowers on Memorial Day to honor the men and women in armed forces who lost their lives protecting our country.

9. Marine Corps War Memorial - Wikipedia

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   The Memorial was under the stewardship of the Marine Corps Memorial Foundation until the monument was dedicated. President John F. Kennedy issued a proclamation on June 12, 1961, that a Flag of the United States should fly over the memorial 24 hours a day, which is one of the few official sites where this is required. [8]