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  2. Memorial Day - Wikipedia

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    First time. May 30, 1868. Memorial Day(originally known as Decoration Day)[1]is one of the federal holidays in the United Statesfor honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. [2][3]It is observed on the last Mondayof May.

  3. Yom HaZikaron - Wikipedia

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    Yom HaZikaron is the national remembrance day observed in Israel for all Israeli military personnel who lost their lives in the struggle that led to the establishment of the State of Israel and for those who have been killed subsequently while on active duty in Israel's armed forces. [8] As of Yom HaZikaron 2022, that number was 24,213.

  4. El Malei Rachamim - Wikipedia

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    El Malei Rachamim. " El Malei Rachamim " ( Hebrew: אֵל מָלֵא רַחֲמִים, lit., "God full of Mercy", or "Merciful God") is a Jewish prayer for the soul of a person who has died, usually recited at the graveside during the burial service and at memorial services during the year.

  5. What's the meaning of Memorial Day? Why we honor the holiday

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    Memorial Day was created to honor U.S. military personnel who lost their lives while serving our country. The holiday, which takes place each year on the last Monday in May, serves as a reminder ...

  6. The best Memorial Day quotes to honor and remember the fallen

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    Memorial Day Quotes. “One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, one Nation, evermore!”. — Oliver Wendell Holmes. “Freely we serve, Because we freely love, as in our will to love or not; in ...

  7. Yom HaShoah - Wikipedia

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    The first Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel took place on December 28, 1949, following a decision of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel that an annual memorial should take place on the Tenth of Tevet, a traditional day of mourning and fasting in the Hebrew calendar. The day was marked by the burial in a Jerusalem cemetery of ashes and bones of ...

  8. Confederate Memorial Day - Wikipedia

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    Confederate Memorial Day (called Confederate Heroes Day in Texas and Florida, and Confederate Decoration Day in Tennessee) is a holiday observed in several Southern U.S. states on various dates since the end of the American Civil War. The holiday was originally publicly presented as a day to remember the estimated 258,000 Confederate soldiers ...

  9. 10 Surprising Facts About Memorial Day - AOL

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    This year, President Joe Biden also called for an “hour beginning in each locality at 11:00 a.m. of [Memorial Day] as a time when people might unite in prayer and reflection.”