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Stories about Memorial Day

Ian Perry standing with his arms crossed in front of an Out of the Darkness community walk poster

Veteran Suicide and Project 2025: Reflecting and Finding Purpose on Memorial Day

The practice of honoring our fallen in the United States has been officially instituted since the Civil War, although before it was called Memorial Day, it was known as Decoration Day. It was scheduled for the end of May because the flowers would be in bloom across the nation.