Memorial Day Remembrances Span Cemeteries and Conflicts
From Chateau-Thierry to Arlington and Beirut, families and veterans honor the dead in quiet, personal rituals. At Windsor Colorado cemetery fresh flowers, flags, and a solemn Taps echo as visitors reflect on battles and names shared through memorial days.
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Chateau-Thierry
Marne
Manila
Honolulu
Vicksburg
Miss
Tappan
N.Y
Farmtown
Denver
Gettysburg
Arlington National Cemetery
Marine Barracks
Beirut
Odd Fellows
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Women’s Clubs
American Legion
Flander
District of Columbia
Memorial Day Remembered Across United States
Millions marked Memorial Day with parades and private vigils as Americans began summer. In Connecticut a Coast Guard official described Long Island Sound as crowded with boats while Georgia’s Tybee Island saw crowds surpass last year. Christopher Scalise, 36, kept a two hour rain vigil at Vietnam casualty Mark Daniels’s grave in central Ennean, recalling promises to care for each other and visit families if struck down.
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Connecticut
Coast Guard
Long Island Sound
Georgia
Tybee Island
Atlantic
Willie Steele
Daniels
Army
4Th Infantry Division
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