• 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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• Monday’s Memorial Day service will be the first at Florida’s newest national cemetery.
The Cape Canaveral National Cemetery opened back in January, and so far more than 500 veterans have been laid to rest there.
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• The United States Postal Service is honoring a Central Florida Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipients. Melvin Morris is one of the 48 living Vietnam War recipients highlighted on a new set of stamps from the USPS.
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