MemorialDay

MemorialDay
Me·mo·ri·al Day (mə-môrʹē-əl, -mōrʹ-) n.
May 30, observed in the United States in commemoration of those members of the armed forces killed in war. It is officially observed on the last Monday in May. Also called Decoration Day.

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