The many scenes of Memorial Day

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC

  San Francisco (by: Saket Vora, creative commons license)

  San Francisco

What does Memorial Day mean to us as Americans?  The opening of the summer season? The beach?  Finally, a three-day weekend?  A barbecue with friends?  A parade?  A family gathering or block party?  Deep discounts on shopping?  All of the above?

  Melrose, MA (by: Paul W. Locke, creative commons license)

  Melrose, MA

Or is Memorial Day about the remembrance of those who lost their lives in military service?

  North Dakota Veterans Cemetery (by: ND National Guard, creative commons license)

  North Dakota

  Rockaway Beach (by: Dan DeLuca, creative commons license)

  Rockaway Beach, NY

  Wilmington, DE (by: John M Cropper, creative commons license)

  Wilmington, DE

  San Francisco (by: Steve Rhodes, creative commons license)

  San Francisco

  Washington, DC (by: Ed Yourdon, creative commons license)

  Washington, DC

  block party, unknown location (by: Mike Lipscomb, creative commons license)

  block party, unknown location

  River Falls, WI (by: Andrew Iverson, creative commons license)

  River Falls, WI

  Ferndale, MI (by: Wigwam Jones, creative commons license)

  Ferndale, MI

  La Jolla, CA (c2012, FK Benfield)

  La Jolla, CA

  Washington, DC (by: Patrick Calder, creative commons license)

  Washington, DC

  San Francisco (by: David Yu, creative commons license)   San Francisco (by: David Yu, creative commons license)

  San Francisco

  Seattle (by: James Callan, creative commons license)

  Seattle

  Portland, ME (by: Corey Templeton, creative commons license)

  Portland, ME

  Washington, DC (by: Dale Ghent, creative commons license)

  Washington, DC

  unknown location (by: Mike Lipscomb, creative commons license)

  unknown location

  Massachusetts (by: Troy B Thompson, creative commons license)

  Massachusetts

  Indianapolis 500 (by: momentcaptured1, creative commons license)

  Indianapolis

  Washington, DC (by: Ed Yourdon, creative commons license)

  Washington, DC

  Pensacola, FL (by: BP America, creative commons license)

  Pensacola, FL

  River Falls, WI (by: Andrew Iverson, creative commons license)

  River Falls, WI

  California (by: Nate Baird, creative commons license)

  California

  Beatrice, NE (by: John Carrel, creative commons license)

  Beatrice, NE

  Coney Island, NY (by: Asterio Tecson, creative commons license)

  Coney Island, NY

  Washington, DC (by: slack13, creative commons license)

  Washington, DC

  American Cemetery, Brookwood, England (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer L. Jaqua)

  American Cemetery, Brookwood, England

From USMemorialDay.org:

"Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our ...


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    yes, it’s such a memorial day!!!

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