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Memorial Day Celebrations Across Nation Mark Remembrance
Americans honored war dead and veterans from Vietnam as Memorial Day events unfolded from Arlington to Portland and Los Angeles. Bush laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier while ceremonies included Vietnam veterans and volunteers. Accidents marred the weekend with 346 traffic deaths, and protests over Agent Orange took place at Wadsworth Hospital. Memorial rites remembered missing Black youths in Washington and Salt Lake City as crowds gathered in New York, Los Angeles, and Moscow Tennessee for local festivities.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Oregon
George Bush
Arlington National Cemetery
Tennessee
National Safety Council
Bush
Army of
South Vietnam
Williamette National Cemetery
Portland
Ore
Thuan Q. Pham
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam
New York City
Josephine
Veterans Administration Hospital
Manhattan
Wadsworth Veterans Hospital
Los Angeles
Reagan
Dane Stewart
James Hopkins
Hopkins
Washington
Committee To
State Capitol
Salt Lake City
Save Our Children
Coney Island
New York