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Happy Memorial Day - A Stamp Above

Your Guide to a Fun (and Safe) Memorial Day Weekend

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Arlington National Cemetery.

Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal
holiday
for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel
who died while serving in the
United States Armed Forces.

The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May
30, 1868. 

The day is also considered the unofficial beginning of summer
in the United States.

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