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[[File:DecorationDayMcCutcheon.jpg|thumbnail|left|Figure 1. An early sketch of Decoration Day.]]
Memorial Day is a US holiday honoring those who died for their country during its armed conflicts. The holiday began after the Civil War, but for decades it was not a holiday. Its Overtime, its meaning has also shifted and has become signified the unofficial start to summer in the United States.
====Origins of Memorial Day====
