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A Memorial Day service was held at Rapids Cemetery on Congress Avenue in Rochester, May 31 2021 that included laying of wreaths for Pamela Harrison, an army nurse during the Civil War.
When is Memorial Day in 2024? Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 27, 2024.Yes, this makes it a long weekend! (Possibly *the* long weekend of all long weekends! 🙌) For reference, that means you ...
When is Memorial Day weekend 2024? Memorial Day is always the last Monday in May. For 2024, Memorial Day weekend is Saturday, May 25 to Monday, May 27. With that Monday being the official holiday ...
According to the Library of Congress, three years after the end of the war, John A. Logan, Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, set aside May 30 for "Soldiers' Memorial Day."
30 May 2024 Yemen strikes. The death toll from yesterday's U.S. Navy and British Navy airstrikes in Yemen increases to 16 with 35 others injured. The Houthi Supreme Political Council states that it launched an attack on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, although American officials deny this claim. (The Independent) Sudanese civil war. Battle of ...
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 ...
Read these fascinating facts about the history and meaning of Memorial Day.
In 2018 a documentary about the event's history, DC Black Pride: Answering the Call, was premiered over Memorial Day weekend. [12] The event was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it returned in-person in 2022. [13]