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gptkbp:instanceOf
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federal holiday
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Decoration_Day
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:National_Moment_of_Remembrance
poppies
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gptkbp:commemorates
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fallen US military personnel
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:customs
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community events
memorial services
patriotic displays
volunteering
flag raising ceremonies
moment of silence
placing flowers on graves
Taps played at ceremonies
reading names of the fallen
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gptkbp:federalHolidaySince
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1971
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gptkbp:firstObserved
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1868
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gptkbp:flagProtocol
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flag flown at half-staff until noon
flag raised to full-staff from noon to sunset
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gptkbp:holiday
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gptkb:public_holiday
federal holiday
remembrance day
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Memorial Day (US)
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gptkbp:legalBasis
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gptkb:Uniform_Monday_Holiday_Act
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gptkbp:marking
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unofficial start of summer in the US
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gptkbp:NationalMomentOfRemembrance
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3:00 p.m. local time
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gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith
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gptkb:Armed_Forces_Day
gptkb:Veterans_Day
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:District_of_Columbia
gptkb:US_territories
gptkb:Americans
gptkb:US_military
gptkb:all_US_states
veterans organizations
last Monday of May
families of fallen soldiers
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Decoration_Day
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gptkbp:purpose
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honor and mourn military personnel who died in service
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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1971
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Armed_Forces_Day
gptkb:Veterans_Day
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:red_poppy
gptkb:US_flag
wreaths
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gptkbp:tradition
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barbecues
family gatherings
parades
placing flags on graves
visiting cemeteries and memorials
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Yom_HaZikaron_(Israeli_Memorial_Day_for_Fallen_Soldiers)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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