Decoration Day

Or should I say Memorial Day. In this case have a Memorial Day Weekend (whoo hoo - three days off).

Memorial Day, also known as Decoration Day, is an official U.S. holiday, celebrated on the last Monday in the month of May, to honor the men and women that have died in military service. “It originated during the American Civil War (1861–64) when citizens placed flowers on the graves of those who had been killed in battle.” Encyclopædia Britannica Article

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