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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 23, 2012
Page
13
Memorial Day observances remember fallen service members from World War I World War II and Korea buried at the site. The article notes ceremonies at the cemetery honoring veterans with family and community participation.
Memorial Day honors fallen service members with gravestone decorations parades and services. The day, last Monday in May, May 28 this year, began as Decoration Day after the Civil War. Since 2000 a national moment of silence at 3 p.m. observes those who served.
The piece explains patriotism defined as supporting the country and honoring veterans. It notes families receive a special flag to drape veterans' caskets, cemetery grave markers honor service, and Moina Michael popularized red poppies as Memorial Day symbols after 1915.
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