http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day Images of memorials and celebrations of the Memorial Day holiday. en Copyright 2013, History.com Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-20T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo1 The village of Waterloo, New York first celebrated Memorial Day in 1866. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo2 A woman places flowers on the gravesite of a soldier killed in action in the Iraq War. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo3 A U.S. Army soldier places an American flag at Arlington National Cemetery. Troops will place an American flag at each of the more than 220,000 graves at the cemetery for Memorial Day. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo4 Members of the US Air Force practice a rifle salute prior to Memorial Day ceremonies at the Los Angeles National Cemetery. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo5 On Memorial Day, flags around the Washington Monument fly at half staff. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo6 The dead are honored on Memorial Day with the playing of "Taps" on horn. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo7 To show their support, on Memorial Day, many take part in battle reenactments. Here, Civil War reenactors in Indiana stand quietly with their hands on their hearts. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo8 Many veterans are buried abroad, near where they died during battle. Pictured is an American cemetery in Impruneta, Italy. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo9 Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars salute during Memorial Day ceremonies at the Arlington National Cemetery. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo10 The Memorial commemorates the moment when American Marines placed an American flag over Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo11 Many Americans view Memorial Day as the unofficial start of summer. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo12 On Memorial Day, in cemeteries around America, flags are placed at the graves of veterans. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo12 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo13 U.S. soldiers hold their rifles in silence during a Memorial Day observance ceremony in Afghanistan. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo13 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo14 Located in Washington, D.C., The Vietnam Veterans Memorial (also known as the Vietnam Wall) honors American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo14 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo15 Every Memorial Day, bikers enter Washington D.C. to honor veterans, POWs, and MIAs. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo15 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo16 In 2004, the World War II memorial opened in Washington, D.C. The memorial honors those who fought in the Atlantic and Pacific fronts of the war. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo16 http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo17 The tomb, in Arlington National Cemetery, honors those who died in war but were never identified. http://www.history.com/photos/memorial-day/photo17