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Paying Respects

What Is Memorial Day And How Has It Evolved From Its Civil War Origins?

Retired Navy veteran Randy Melton places American flags at the gravesites of veterans in the Field of Honor on Tuesday in preparation for the Memorial Day weekend at Owensboro Memorial Gardens in Owensboro, Ky., on May 20, 2025. Melton is a member of all of the veterans organizations in town and volunteers every year to place the flags. AP photo

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to…

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