Memorial Day Crossword

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  1. 2. Bugle call played at military funerals.
  2. 5. Those honored on Memorial Day, especially those who died in service.
  3. 7. Formal gathering held to honor the fallen.
  4. 8. The month in which Memorial Day is observed.
  5. 10. Began in 1988, this rally was held in Washington D.C. by motorcyclists to bring attention to Vietnam soldiers still missing in action and prisoners of war.
  6. 11. Town in New York that first held a Memorial Day.
  7. 14. Raised to half-staff until noon on Memorial Day.
  8. 15. Collective term for military groups honored on this day.
Down
  1. 1. Red flower worn in remembrance of soldiers.
  2. 3. What Memorial Day specifically honors: those who gave this.
  3. 4. Memorial Day’s original name.
  4. 6. National cemetery where Memorial Day events are held.
  5. 8. The day of the week Memorial Day is always observed.
  6. 9. One of the main purposes of Memorial Day.
  7. 12. General who declared Memorial Day a national day of remembrance.
  8. 13. One of the U.S. military branches remembered on this day.