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Memorial Day has been celebrated for more than 150 years in U.S.

Memorial Day has been celebrated for more than 150 years in U.S.
Honor guard members fire a salute during the 2025 Memorial Day services in Jump River. Each year on the last Monday of May, Americans are called to remember service members who have lost their life in defense of the United States. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
Memorial Day has been celebrated for more than 150 years in U.S.
Honor guard members fire a salute during the 2025 Memorial Day services in Jump River. Each year on the last Monday of May, Americans are called to remember service members who have lost their life in defense of the United States. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS

“The 30th day of May, 1868 is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, an...

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