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Memorial Day Who I Am Jane Brannan Served for 28 years One combat deployment to Afghanistan Retired in July 2018 Mem emor orial D Day A day to honor, and respect those veterans who died during military service Last

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Memorial Day

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Who I Am

Jane Brannan
Served for 28 years
One combat deployment to Afghanistan
Retired in July 2018

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Mem emor

rial D

Day

A day to honor, and respect those veterans who died during military

service

Last Monday in May

Veter erans ns D Day

A day to honor all men and women who served in the military
November 11th

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Origin

Decoration Day began in 1868
Designed as time to honor Civil War dead by decorating their graves

with flowers

Name gradually changed to Memorial Day
Became a federal holiday in 1971

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How t to Observe

Attend a virtual ceremony
Wisconsin Veterans Museum/Department of Veteran Affairs hosted:

www.WisVetsMemorialDay2020.com

Watch a Memorial Day tribute online
Visit memorials or cemeteries
Fly the U.S. flag at half-staff until noon
National Moment of Remembrance – 3pm on Memorial Day