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Schools Are Closed Monday in Observance of Memorial Day
This Monday, May 28, the nation will pause to observe Memorial Day and remember the service men and women who died serving in the U.S. military.
All Fort Worth ISD schools are closed on Monday. However, Monday is a workday for the District’s 240- and 245-day employees.
Originally observed as Decoration Day, Memorial Day’s origins date back to 1868 when Americans would visit the graves of fallen soldiers from the Civil War. The would decorate the burial grounds with flowers. Since 1971, Memorial Day has been a federal holiday observed the last Monday in May.
Today, the holiday is observed across the country with parades, ceremonies and visits to military memorials, national cemeteries and the gravesites of U.S. soldiers.
The City of Fort Worth will observe the holiday at its 89th annual Memorial Day Service, taking place at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 2301 N. Sylvania Ave. Click here for more details on the ceremony.
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