05-28-2012, 01:40 PM
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I wonder . . .
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be.
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May 28, 2012 - Memorial Day (USA)
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
Arlington National Cemetary
Photo Credit: Joseph Sohm/Visions of America/Corbis
On the last Monday of May, Americans honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. It was originally known as Decoration Day and was first observed in Waterloo, NY, in 1861. It became an official federal holiday in 1971.
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