Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal
holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military
personnel who have died while serving in the United States
armed forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. It was
formerly observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970.

12 O’Clock High is a military drama television series set in World
War II. It was originally broadcast on ABC-TV for two-and-one-
half TV seasons from September 1964 through January 1967
and was based on the 1949 film of the same name.

Spam is a brand of canned cooked pork made by Hormel
Foods Corporation. It was introduced by Hormel in 1937
and gained popularity worldwide after its use during World
War II.            
            

       
    
         
          
          
       

On May 19, 1943, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left)
and U.S.  U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt (right) set a date for
the cross-Channel landing that would become D-Day, May 1, 1944 
but, that date would prove a bit premature, as bad weather became
a factor.

Addressing a joint session of Congress, Churchill warned that the
real danger at present was the “dragging-out of the war at enormous expense” because of the risk that the Allies would become “tired or bored or split”—and play into the hands of Germany and Japan. He pushed for an early and massive attack on the “underbelly of the
Axis.”