This holiday was celebrated by a great number of Americans in numerous ways. From Time.com, here are a few pictures of the different ways Americans celebrated Memorial Day this year.
Parade- Participants in the Memorial Day parade march down Broadway in the Inwood neighborhood of New York May 30, 2011.
Remembrance- Sunny Yeung of the U.S. Navy visits the grave of friend, Lance Corporal Kevin Adam Lucas at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 30, 2011, in Arlington, Virgina.
Honor the Fallen- U.S. soldiers salute during Memorial Day ceremony in honor of fallen soldiers at the Camp Eggers, in Kabul on May 30, 2011.
Dearly Departed- An Iraq War veteran sits and drinks a beer beside the symbolic graves of fallen friends, Sgt. Eric Snell and Pfc Michael Pittman, both from his former unit, at the Arlington West Memorial on Memorial Day in Santa Monica, California on May 30, 2011.
Observance- President Barack Obama stands with Brigadier General Karl Horst, right, during a moment of silence at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia.
Candlelit Lanterns- A lantern dedicated to U.S. service personnel who have been killed in combat floats on the water during the Na Lei Aloha Lantern Floating event held by the Shinnyo-en Buddhist at Ala Moana beach park on Memorial Day in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 30, 2011.
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