• At StoryCorps, a mother remembers her son, an Army specialist who died by suicide in 2012. His wounds may not have been immediate or physical, she said, but war gave him a “sad heart.”
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• In Afghanistan, Ralph “AK” Angkiangco was a medic with a Marine platoon that suffered terrible casualties. For years, the holiday was a time to drink and forget, not remember. This year is different.
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• Doctors say that’s due to a decrease in vaccine hesitancy in the area.
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• Thousands of people who were planning to visit war memorials in Washington, D.C., on Memorial Day had to cancel this year. That includes veterans traveling with the nonprofit network Honor Flight.
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• Large crowds, rip currents, and jellyfish are expected at Daytona Beach for Memorial Day.
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• Dry conditions and low humidity are to blame.
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• A ceremony honoring the men and women who served during the Vietnam War is one of several events taking place across central Florida this Memorial Day. VITAS Healthcare and Dignity Memorial are choosing to honor Vietnam veterans in particular. They say those men and women who served in the largely unpopular war did not receive adequate resources and support when they returned to the United States. Florida’s Department of Veteran Affairs estimates nearly 500,000 Vietnam veterans are across the state, a large portion in central Florida alongside the Vietnamese who fought with them and later fled the island.
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