So my advice this Memorial Day is slap on some sunscreen, pull up a lawn chair, and have a little fruit salad or broccoli with your burger.
In 2005, my friend Nichole held my hand as we sat through the memorial service and watched the cremation of my lover who died unexpectedly from a heart attack at the age of 36.
Mr. JOHN VERBAL(ph) (Durham Resident): My name is John Verbal, and Memorial Day, when I think about it, means family.
Ms. JANICE GREENE (Durham Resident): My name is Janice Greene, and Memorial Day is a day to celebrate for all of the wounded veterans, military men, saving our lives.
Mr. MICHAEL GREENE (Durham Resident): My name is Michael Greene, and Memorial Day is a time for us to give honor to those who have died to defend this country, just give respect that's due to our fallen heroes, and I plan to spend it just kind of laid back, maybe enjoy some sports on television.
This quality has been on my mind since the sad occasion of a memorial service of a friend.
Over the long Memorial Day weekend, I rediscovered my copy of The Dow Theory, by Richard Rhea, from 1932.
"That's a guy in my estimation who is getting ready for the Memorial Day weekend and wanted to be a part of the show, " Petke said.
My kids and I gathered today to watch our local Memorial Day parade.
On the fourth panel of the Jefferson Memorial is a quote I remember reading to my daughters during our first visit there.
Bruce was a great fan -- a great friend over the last year, and when I watched him on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial when he rocked the National Mall before my inauguration, I thought it captured as well as anything the spirit of what America should be about.
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As crowds of Kurdish demonstrators dispersed after the memorial gathering on Thursday, a young Kurdish man approached my camera crew.
"I'm really looking forward to competing again at the Memorial tournament and I've been working hard on my game since the Players Championship, " Woods wrote in his monthly newsletter on his personal Web site www.tigerwoods.com.
My wife and I often go to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, not just because we find it moving, but because there is always something new to see.
This Memorial Day, as always, there will be fresh flowers on my father's grave.
My Girl Scout troop put flags on graves at the West Point cemetery on Memorial Day.
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Having just celebrated Memorial Day, I thought it would be appropriate to share some of the lessons my colleagues and I have learned from members of our armed forces.
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It will be mounted on a pole, and in front of it, we'll have a memorial plate made of black stone bearing the names of 99 airmen who died for our freedom over my homeland.
The mayor also was a worthy debate foe in his Memorial Day-weekend tilt with Walker, which I watched as a fully engaged Michigander while back in my native state for a visit.
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