Memorial day

• Memorial Day is a time to honor fallen soldiers who valiantly gave their life defending their country, the day also marks the unofficial start of summer.
(Examiner)
• RUSSELL - The communitys annual Memorial Day recognition services will be held 3 p.m. May 20 at Briar Hill meeting Hall in the Briar Hill section of the cemetery. It is located on the south side of Fairmount Road, west of Chillicothe Road.
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• National forest campsites up Mount Baker Highway and Baker Lake Road will be open by Thursday, May 24, in advance of Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Forest Service said.
(Tacoma News Tribune)
• A fun-filled Memorial Day celebration is planned for Rocketts Landing in Richmond, Virginia on Sunday, May 27.
(Examiner)
• INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Col. Martin Zickert, president of the Veterans Council of Indian River County, announced the Memorial Day observance at Veterans Memorial Island Sanctuary will begin at 9 a.m. May 28.
(Jupiter Courier)
• WATERLOO - Volunteers are needed to decorate veterans graves with flags at local cemeteries beginning at 8:30 a.m. May 25.
(Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier)
• 11 a.m. Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center will hold a program in the third-floor auditorium for long-term residents, staff and families. There will be a guest speaker from Fort Bragg. 2 p.m. U.S.
(Fayetteville Observer)
• WESTPORT — New veterans agent Jerry LeBoeuf wants this Memorial Day to hold on to Westport's tradition of honoring fallen soldiers while showing town pride.
(East Bay)
• Since the conclusion of Operation Iraqi Freedom in December of last year, there have been many calls to honor OIF veterans with a "welcome home" parade either in Washington, D.C. or New York City.
(Big Hollywood)
• Organizations sponsoring Memorial Day events can submit them to the Star Tribune for publication in our calendars by filling in the information requested at www.startribune.com/eventform. The deadline is 5 p.m. Thu.
(Minneapolis Star Tribune)