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Jun 1, 2021
Andrew Weston touches the gravestone of his uncle, U.S. Army Vietnam war veteran Thomas Shaun Monahan, at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2021 in Elwood, Ill. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
A nation slowly emerging from social distancing measures imposed by the coronavirus pandemic honored generations of U.S. veterans killed in the line of duty on a Memorial Day observed without the severe pandemic restrictions that affected the day of tribute just a year ago.
Memorial Day parades and events were held in localities large and small across the country Monday, many resuming after being canceled last year as the pandemic hit with full force.
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May 31, 2021
A soldier lugs a backpack full of American flags for the annual “flags-in” ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day. (Photo by Brooke Newman/Cronkite News)
After a year in which most Memorial Day observances had to be held virtually because of COVID-19, volunteers said it was good to get out to mark the day in person. (Photo by Brooke Newman/Cronkite News)
COVID-a9 restrictions last year prevented volunteers from participating in many Memorial Day events in person, in Arizona and across the country. (Photo by Brooke Newman/Cronkite News)
Volunteers planted American flags on about 260,000 of the graves at Arlington National Cemetery, an annual event in honor of Memorial Day. (Photo by Brooke Newman/Cronkite News)
LOS ANGELES (AP) Authorities said a huge American flag and several smaller flags were stolen from a Southern California veterans cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend.