debodun
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Memorial Day in America - May 25th
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Lilac
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CallMeKate
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Madison (Skip) Strohlein. Still MIA but never forgotten. 
Vietnam Task Force Advisory Element TF-1AE
Rank/Branch: E5/US Army
Unit: USARV, TAG, Task Force 1 Advisory Element
Date of Birth: 17 May 1948 (Abington PA)
Home City of Record: Philadelphia PA
Date of Loss: 22 June 1971
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 154910N 1071919E (YC487502)
Vietnam Task Force Advisory Element TF-1AERank/Branch: E5/US Army
Unit: USARV, TAG, Task Force 1 Advisory Element
Date of Birth: 17 May 1948 (Abington PA)
Home City of Record: Philadelphia PA
Date of Loss: 22 June 1971
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 154910N 1071919E (YC487502)
CallMeKate
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Lilac
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Trade
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Memorial Day traveler forecast: 45 million Americans expected to travel over holiday weekend — another record.
Memorial Day traveler forecast: 45 million Americans expected to travel over holiday weekend — another recordNow I know why gas just shot up another 40 cents a gallon. A big ka-ching for the oil companies.
RambleTamble
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Warrigal
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Why May 25? What happened on that day?
Coconut
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Americans began to recognize Memorial Day in 1868, and the country established it as a federal holiday in 1971.
Originally known as “Decoration Day,” the holiday started with communities coming together to decorate the graves
of those who died during service.
Some information:
What is Memorial Day? Facts, Meaning, and History
It's designated as the last Monday in May.