PHOTO COLLECTION: Memorial Day in the U.S.

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

President Donald Trump delivers the Memorial Day Address at the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A member of the VFW Post 822 Flint Honor Guard Team completes a rifle salute during a Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Township, Mich. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Flint Journal via AP)
President Donald Trump salutes during a Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump attends the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump, from left, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, right, salute during the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attend the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump listens to the U.S. Navy Sea Chanters sing, before delivering the Memorial Day Address at the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Major General Trevor Bredenkamp, commanding general of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, right, attend a Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump, standing right, salutes at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Veterans listen to President Donald Trump speak during the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Gold Star Mother Regina Meckle joins the American Legion Color Guard as they visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, May 26, 2025, on Memorial Day to honor the lives of soldiers who have died. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
Doug Stephens of Hinsdale, N.H., raises the American flag at the V.F.W. in Hinsdale during the annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 26, 2025. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
Bob Johnson, retired fire chief for Hinsdale, N.H., drives a small fire truck with his 3-year-old grandchild, Nick Pelis, during the annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 26, 2025. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
Samuel Shorto,6, of Westmont participates in a Memorial Day bicycle contest in Johnstown, PA., Monday, May 26, 2025. (John Rucosky/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
Leigton Pearce, 8, of Westmont participates in a Memorial Day bicycle contest in Johnstown, Pa., Monday, May 26, 2025. (John Rucosky/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
Bagpiper Timothy Gatehouse participates in an annual Memorial Day observance at Sandyvale Cemetery in Johnstown, Pa., Monday, May 26, 2025. (John Rucosky/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
Members of the 54th Pa. Volunteer Infantry, Co. A, conduct an annual salute to Civil War union veteran Col. Jacob Campbell at Grandview Cemetery in johnstown, Pa., Monday, May 26, 2025. (John Rucosky/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
Stacey Buc visits the headstone of her mom, Felicia Buc, and dad, Tech. Chester Buc, after a Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Township, Mich. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Flint Journal via AP)
People hug after visiting a loved one before a Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Township, Mich. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Flint Journal via AP)
American flags sit in front of headstones during Memorial Day on Monday, May 26, 2025, at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Township, Mich. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Flint Journal via AP)
American flags sit in front of headstones before a Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Township, Mich. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Flint Journal via AP)
The sun spills over a memorial wall during Memorial Day on Monday, May 26, 2025, at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Township, Mich. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Flint Journal via AP)

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