Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for commemorating the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. It is also considered to be the unofficial beginning of summer. Memorial Day is a time for visiting cemeteries and memorials to mourn the military personnel who died in the line of duty. Volunteers will place American flags on the graves of those military personnel in national cemeteries. The first national observance of what would become Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868. Then... Wikipedia

• Observed by:  United States
• Significance:  Honors U.S. military personnel who died in service
• Observances:  Decoration of military graves with American flags
• Date:  in
• last year date:  May (. May last year)
• next year date:  May (. May next year)
• +2 years date:  May (. May +2 years)
• Frequency:  Annual
• First time:  May 30, 1868
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo