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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Patrick McMahon, U.S. Strategic Command senior enlisted leader, delivers the keynote speech during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Omaha National Cemetery in Omaha, Neb., May 29, 2017. During the event, McMahon joined state and national government leaders, veterans and members of the Omaha-area community, in recognizing the courage, legacy and service of those who gave their lives to guarantee the freedoms and liberties Americans enjoy today. The tradition of honoring fallen war veterans dates back to May 5, 1868, when the head of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans, established “Decoration Day” as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. The first large observance was held at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress and was placed on the last Monday of May.
170529-F-YA200-275.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady, U.S. Air Force

OMAHA, Neb. - U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Patrick McMahon, U.S. Strategic Command senior enlisted leader, delivers the keynote speech during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Omaha National Cemetery in Omaha, Neb., May 29, 2017. During the event, McMahon joined state and national government leaders, veterans and members of the Omaha-area community, in recognizing the courage, legacy and service of those who gave their lives to guarantee the freedoms and liberties Americans enjoy today. The tradition of honoring fallen war veterans dates back to May 5, 1868, when the head of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans, established “Decoration Day” as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. The first large observance was held at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress and was placed on the last Monday of May.


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