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2013 Memorial Day Honored As Monuments Decay, Funds Dry Up
In this week's address, President Obama commemorates Memorial Day by paying tribute to the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in service to our country.
Or, it has been since 1968 when Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which is what turned Memorial Day and Labor Day into three-day weekends and thereby made natural bookends for the season (Bookends made of . . . picnic pickle relish?
The veterans' trip had nothing to do with Memorial Day; the non-profit Honor Flight Network schedules tours virtually year-round, to give them a chance to visit their memorials. And in fact, Memorial Day, by definition, is a federal holiday set aside
The city has cancelled its annual Memorial Day parade for what's believed to be the first time since the aim of the Civil War.
Members of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Ancient Guard, place flags in front of graves in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is in honor of those who died while serving
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