Memorial Day moments from coast to coast in photos

A Memorial Day observance was held at the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Mims, Fla., May 25, 2026.

David Williams salutes as he stands with the wreath during the American Legion Post 500 Memorial Day Tribute on May 25, 2026 at Laurel Grove South cemetery Savannah, Ga.

Sarasota Military Academy cadets march in the annual Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2026 on Main St. in downtown Sarasota, Fla.

A World War II veteran waves at attendees while passing by during the National Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. The parade has been held annually since 2005, marking its 21st anniversary in 2026.

Scenes from the 2026 Memorial Day parade in Bath Township, Michigan, May 25, 2026.

Scenes from the 2026 Memorial Day parade in Bath Township, Michigan, May 25, 2026.

David Loesch, a veteran of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne and the Vietnam War, reaches out to touch a fallen comrade's name etched into the black granite at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day on May 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Ryan Brewer, military bandsman and member of the Doughboy Foundation, plays "Taps" at the Marine Corps War Memorial to mark Memorial Day in Arlington, Virginia, on May 25, 2026.

Members of the American Legion Post 90 salute the flag during a Memorial Day ceremony at the American Legion Post in Mamaroneck, NY on May 24, 2026. The ceremony, hosted by the American Legion and the Village of Mamaroneck, included a reading of the names of Mamaroneck residents lost in wars, a twenty-one gun salute, readings of poetry, and refreshments after the ceremony.

Veterans, government officials and residents participate in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 24, which was held in the Pennsylvania Veterans Memorial in Annville, Pa..

The American flag hangs from Pensacola (Fla.) Fire Dept. Ladder 11 during the Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park Sunday, May 24, 2026.

Memory of a fallen Marine during the Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park Sunday, May 24, 2026 in Pensacola, Fla.

Marines do the rifle salute during the Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park Sunday, May 24, 2026 in Pensacola, Fla..

A soldier from the U.S. Army 3d Infantry Regiment, known as The Old Guard, participates in the annual 'Flags-In' event, where U.S. flags are placed at service members' gravesites in advance of Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. on May 21, 2026.

A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment with her daughter on her shoulders places flags in front of each headstone at Arlington National Cemetery on May 21, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. Before dawn soldiers begin the process of placing a flag in front of approximately 260,000 headstones ahead of Memorial Day.

Volunteers place flags at Veterans Park to honor Wisconsin service members who died in wartime for the seventh annual Field of Flags at the War Memorial Center on Tuesday May 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Second-grade students of Rochester's Salmon Falls School visit the Flags of Honor site at Rochester Common, NH May 22, 2026 as volunteers for Vouchers for Veterans set up the display for Memorial Day weekend.

Community members helped dress 9,315 graves at Alexandria National Cemetery, 209 E. Shamrock St. in Pineville, La., with American flags to honor those who died in service to our country. The flags were placed in preparation for the Memorial Day program Monday at Pineville First United Method Church on Monroe Hwy. due to forecasted weather.