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Sep. 09, 1954 - Memorial Day Wreath: Memorial Day, May 30th, is observed by Americans everywhere as a day of remembrance to pay tribute to those who died for their country. The purpose of the London Branch of the American Overseas Memorial Day Association, is to decorate the graves of all American men and women of the Army, Navy, Air Force and auxiliary Services, who mad the supreme sacrifice and lie buried in the British Isles. Photo Shows: Rear Admiral Charles H. Lyman U.S.N. Naval attache and naval attache for Air placing a wreath at the base of the Abraham Lincoln Statue, Parliament Square on behalf of the American Overseas Memorial Day Association (London Branch) this morning

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13170800
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46155957
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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