And, for you right-wing nutcases from south of the Manson-Nixon line who continue to have a grossly disproportionate representation among the US military leadership (and are the biggest single bloc resisting the elimination of DADT), remember that Memorial Day was established to honor soldiers who died in the Second War of American Secession (1861–65). Or you could just remember this:
It's about more than the official start of barbecue season.