On the final Monday of May, Americans set aside the day to honor those who died on the battlefield.
Memorial Day, America's Solemn Holiday of Remembrance
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Members of the Old Guard, placed flags in front of every headstone at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. on May 26, 2016.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn King, of Kailua, Hawaii, places a coin on a “fallen comrade” display for Petty Officer 1st Class Victor Jeffries during a memorial service held in a chapel at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 5. Jeffries, 52, from Honolulu, died D
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Vendors sell watermelons at a fruit market in Peshawar, Pakistan.
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General John F. Campbell, commander of international forces in Afghanistan, second right, gives respect during a ceremony marking Memorial Day at the Resolute Support main headquarters in Kabul on May 25, 2015.