Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. From 1868 to 1970, it was observed on May 30. Since 1971, it is observed on the last Monday of May.
The Grafton National Cemetery
Grafton, West Virginia.was dedicated in1868 as a resting place for West Virginia veterans and contains some 2,110 military grave sites.
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