Carolyn Kaster, AP PhotoChristian Jacobs, 5, of Hertford, N.C., dressed as a Marine, pauses at his father's gravestone on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 30, 2016. Christian's father Marine Sgt. Christopher James Jacobs died in a training accident in 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Joe Amon, The Denver PostFelicity Bohn, 11, visits the grave of Marine Lance Cpl. Gregory P. Rund during Memorial Day at Fort Logan National Cemetery. He was a close high school friend of her mother, Lauren, and both were survivors of the Columbine shootings. Rund died Dec. 11, 2004, in Iraq. He was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement.- Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP PhotoPresident Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2016, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
- Andrew Harnik, AP PhotosPresident Barack Obama speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 30, 2016, during a Memorial Day ceremony. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
- John Bazemore, AP PhotosU.S. military members join the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves on the field during a Memorial Day ceremony before a baseball game Monday, May 30, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
- Stephanie Keith, Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NY - MAY 29: Children run through the sprinklers at a playground on May 29, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. New York City is experiencing higher than average temperatures for the holiday weekend. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
- Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman via APA group of children with the non-profit organization Carry The Load walk through the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2016. Carry The Load is dedicated to restoring the true meaning of Memorial Day. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
- Joe Amon, The Denver PostDENVER, CO - MAY 30: Andi Schorr grieves at the grave of her husband Sergeant First Class George Joseph Schorr. Schorr served two tours of duty in Vietnam and died in 1979 of cancer. Memorial Day ceremony, 84th Anniversary of Remembrance at Fort Logan National Cemetery. May 30, 2016 in Denver, CO. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post)
- Mladen Antonovmladen, Getty ImagesUS soldiers march during the Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue on May 30, 2016 Washington DC. / AFP PHOTO / MLADEN ANTONOVMLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images
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Christian Jacobs, 5, of Hertford, N.C., dressed as a Marine, pauses at his father's gravestone on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 30, 2016. Christian's father Marine Sgt. Christopher James Jacobs died in a training accident in 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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A selection of the best images of the day from around the country on Memorial Day Monday, May 30, 2016. Families visit the grave sites of serves members at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. CO. President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. New York City is experiencing higher than average temperatures for the holiday weekend.