Photos: Memorial Day: Honoring our fallen soldiers » WEB_DSC_5810

Rockford observed Memorial Day Monday, May 28. Pictured above, members of the Phantom Regiment drum and bugle corps march in the Memorial Day Parade. Memorial Day is observed the last Monday of May and pays tribute to the men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The holiday was formerly known as Decoration Day and originated after the Civil War to commemorate Union soldiers who died during the war. By the 20th century, the holiday was extended to honor all Americans who died in war. Memorial Day was declared the official name of the holiday by federal law in 1967. (Photo by Jon McGinty)

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Marine Corps League members participate in the parade. (Photo by Jon McGinty)

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