Memorial Day is a day that we honor and remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Force. The holiday, which is celebrated every year on the final Monday of May. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials, particularly to honor those who have died in military service. Celebrating Memorial Day across America. Here are some of the traditional ways to honor the Memorial Day holiday. Whether it is a unique patriotic tribute, a pool party, a backyard barbeque, an concert in the park. There is something for everyone! Today one of many Memorial Day traditions; many families will heat up the grill, head to the beach or take in a blockbuster movie. The President or Vice President will give a speech and lay a wreath on soldier's graves in the largest national cemetery, Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia. Most towns have local Memorial Day celebrations; flags or flowers on the graves of men and women who served in wars, fly the U.S. Flag, visit monuments, participate in a National Moment of Remembrance, partake in a parade. Visit Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Join military personnel from all five branches of the armed forces. The event includes a ceremonial wreath laying, a 21-gun salute and the unfurling of a 100-foot-long American flag. Partake in the Memorial Day Concert at Green-Wood Cemetery. Washington D.C. is the most patriotic place to celebrate the holiday, with a parade and special military ceremonies. Traditional Memorial Day foods; hamburgers, hotdogs, friend chicken, potato salad, corn on the cob, sweet tea, lemonade, ice cream, chips and dip. Places to stay; Wyndham National Harbor in Oxon Hill Maryland is just minutes from Washington D.C. on the Potomac River. Palm Springs Tennis Club in Palm Springs California. It is a desert oasis! Embarcadero in Newport Oregon. Offers a fully equipped marina or relax on the beach! No matter how you like to celebrate Memorial Day, please remember our fallen veterans -- they are the reason we live in this "Land of The Free".

2. A day on which those who died in active military
service are remembered, traditionally observed
on May 30 but now officially observed on
the last Monday in May.

3. Today one of many Memorial Day
traditions; many families will heat
up the grill, head to the beach or
take in a big blockbuster movie.

4. Memorial Day tradition is for the President or Vice President to give a
speech and lay a wreath on soldiers' graves in the largest national
cemetery, Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia.
Most towns have local Memorial Day celebrations. Here are some ways
you can honor the men and women who serve our country:
Put flags or flowers on the graves of men and women who
served in wars.
Fly the U.S. flag at half-staff until noon.
Visit monuments dedicated to soldiers, sailors and marines.
Participate in a National Moment of Remembrance
at 3 p.m. local time.
March in a parade.

6. Join military personnel from all five
branches of the armed forces.
The event includes a ceremonial wreath
laying, a 21-gun salute and the unfurling
of a 100-foot-long American flag.
Pier 86, Twelfth Ave
Midtown West
New York

7. Bring a blanket and settle in for an afternoon
concert by the student-manned ISO
Symphonic Band, a wind, brass and
percussion ensemble. The works of cemetery
residents Fred Ebb, Louis Moreau Gottschalk
and Leonard Bernstein are part of the bill.
500 25th St
Sunset Park
Brooklyn New York

8. Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers, Hot Dogs, Fried
Chicken, Potato Salad, Baked or Barbecued
Beans, Apple Pie, Corn On The Cob, Sweet Tea,
Old-Fashioned Lemonade, Homemade Ice
Cream, Chips and Dip

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