they did the same thing for all 14,000 graves at the u.s. soldiers and airmens' home national cemetery across the river in washington. a remarkable undertaking. and a fitting reminder that the upcoming weekend is not just a three-day weekend where you get an extra day off work oh. as was the president's speech today, the united states has spent the last decade at war from which thousands of americans will never come home. the day for remembering all of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for this country is this upcoming monday. the holiday is called memorial day. held every year on the final monday of may. thing about memorial day is this. it is not to be confused with veterans day. veterans day is the 11th of november. it's dedicated officially to the cause of world peace that is held in honor of the treaty signed at the end of the first world war supposed to be the end of the war to end all wars. it has not worked out that way. but veterans day is a celebration. veterans day is a happy celebration and a thank you to veterans who have served. that's in november. memorial day is different. memorial day may now be