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Tom Schell, VFW 3rd District Commander, places flags on some of the over 2000 veterans\' graves in the Pine Lake Cemetery Saturday May 18, 2013 in LaPorte, Ind. Members of the VFW and American Legion were busy decorating veterans\' graves in preparation for Memorial Day.
This undated photo shows the headstone for Kentucky State Police Trooper Johnny Edrington who was shot and killed in 1988 during a traffic stop. Troopers, Campbellsville police and Edrington\'s family memorialized the fallen trooper Wednesday as part of National Peace Officers Memorial Day, which marks the passing of law enforcement officers who died while on duty. Edrington\'s killer has never been found.
Dock and lock bike sharing stations are blocked by parked cars in New York\'s Chelsea neighborhood, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. The Big Apple is finally rolling out its bicycle-sharing program the biggest in the country. More than 9,000 people who have signed up for bike-sharing will be able to ride on May 27, Memorial Day, when streets are quieter. The program will open to anyone starting June 2.
Police officer Weaver Cain bows his head during a prayer at a Police Officer Memorial Day ceremony in Oxford, Miss. on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
An honor guard fires a volley during a Law Enforcement Officer\'s Memorial Day Service, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in St. Joseph, Mich. Officers killed in the line of duty were honored with a color and honor guard during the annual service held at the Berrien County Law Enforcement Memorial.
Contractors from Weeks Marine begin removing the Jet Star Roller Coaster from the Seaside Heights water on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, more than six months after Superstorm Sandy dropped it there, and less than two weeks before Memorial Day. Jersey shore towns up and down the coast are racing to finish rebuilding their boardwalks in time for Memorial Day weekend and the arrival of tourists in two weeks.
Tom Schell, VFW 3rd District Commander, places flags on some of the over 2000 veterans' graves in the Pine Lake Cemetery Saturday May 18, 2013 in LaPorte, Ind. Members of the VFW and American Legion were busy decorating veterans' graves in preparation for Memorial Day.
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