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Photo By: Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady, U.S. Air Force
BELLEVUE, Neb. - Members of the U.S. Air Force Heartland of America Offutt Brass ensemble perform during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home in Bellevue, Neb., May 29, 2017. During the event, local leaders joined 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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