ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY — Memorial Day is a time to honor the men and women who gave their lives serving their country in the U.S. Armed Forces. The federal holiday is officially observed on the last Monday in May.

Legend has it that May was chosen for Memorial day because flowers would be blooming across the country that citizens could pick to decorate the graves of their fallen veterans.

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