The national holiday, which is held the last Monday of May each year, honors the military service members who died in service to their country. In San Diego,…
In recent history, Memorial Day has meant the unofficial start to summer but for a military town like San Diego, the true meaning of the holiday can be felt across the county.
Atop Mount Soledad, the annual Memorial tribute will honor U.S. Marines killed in combat in Afghanistan. The Marines were assigned to a unit nicknamed"Darkhorse," which is based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.And, events were being held at VFW and veteran outposts across the county, including in Escondido, Julian and Fallbrook. In Alpine at 11 a.m.,The nation will collectively take a pause at 3 p.m. PDT.
It is believed that May 30th was chosen by Logan as the day to observe Decoration Day because flowers would be in bloom nationwide, according to the VA.There are debates over which city was the origin place of Memorial Day, although the first large observation was held at Arlington National Cemetery for a crowd of about 5,000 in 1868.
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