Memorial Day may mean three-day weekends and the start of summer to some but, at it's heart, the holiday is in remembrance of the fallen men and women who have served the United States in its military.
People across the country paid tribute on Monday to U.S. soldiers by visiting graves, war memorials and holding patriotic parades.
Here are 12 images that show the spirit of Memorial Day, honoring those who have died while serving their country.
Civil War reenactor David Hillier salutes the grave site of a soldier killed during the Korean War, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
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Alex Burgess visits the grave site of a friend who was killed in Iraq.
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A family visits Arlington National Cemetery.
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Anne Kornblut and her son visit a grave site in Arlington National Cemetery.
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President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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A flag is placed in front of a grave in Arlington National Cemetery.
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A Canadian Vietnam war veteran kneels at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Friends and family visit the grave site of U.S. Army Capt. Ronald George Luce, Jr., who was was killed in Afghanistan.
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A woman looks at the grave of a soldier who died during World War II, at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
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A boy walks under a large U.S. flag during a Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C.
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A family kneels in front of a grave at Arlington National Cemetery.
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A U.S. Marine walks alongside a woman through Section 60, the area for those killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, in Arlington National Cemetery.
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