Across the United States, people are paying tribute to those who died while serving their country. The Memorial Day holiday is observed on the last Monday in May, marking the three-day weekend that also serves as the unofficial start to the summer season.
US Navy sailors carry flags Monday during the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum’s annual Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony in New York City.
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David Loesch, a Vietnam War veteran, wipes rainwater from a soldier’s name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
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Members of the Veteran Service Organization fire a 21-gun salute during a Memorial Day parade in Brooklyn, New York.
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President Joe Biden participates in a wreath-laying ceremony Monday at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Army National Guard members carry the casket of Medal of Honor recipient Luther Story, who was reinterred with military honors at Andersonville National Cemetery on Monday.The Natick High School Marching Band plays the National Anthem during Memorial Day ceremonies in Natick, Massachusetts.Cathy Normington sets fresh flowers on the gravesite of her husband’s aunt Sunday at the Bay Pines National Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Florida.Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers salutes Sunday as people ride past him during the ‘Rolling to Remember’ motorcycle rally in Washington, DC.The Empire State Building is lit up in red, white, and blue on Saturday.The GEICO Skytypers team performs during an air show in Wantagh, New York, on Saturday.Students from Lillie B. Merrill Elementary School ride on a float during a Memorial Day Parade in Raynham, Massachusetts, on Saturday.Shelby Anderson, left, and Carli Holland join members from the Historical Unit of Southern California and other volunteers to place flags at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Saturday.A motorcyclist on Friday shows a tattoo he designed to call attention to the mental health crisis facing veterans and the nation.Members of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment hand out flags Thursday to be placed in Arlington National Cemetery.Bundles of American flags wait for volunteers to place them on gravestones at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon, Massachusetts, on Wednesday.A man walks among the gravestones at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
