Photos: Memorial Day around the country
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FAIRFIELD, CT - MAY 28: World War Two veteran Mickey Merola holds a flag while participating in the annual Memorial Day Parade on May 28, 2012 in Fairfield, Connecticut. Across America towns and cities will be celebrating veterans of the United States Armed Forces and the sacrifices they have made. Memorial Day is a federal holiday in America and has been celebrated since the end of the Civil War. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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