A veteran from Palatine gets ready for the Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
The Memorial Day parade makes its way through the streets of Rolling Meadows. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
The Palatine Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
A school band gets ready for the Wheeling Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
The Memorial Day parade makes it’s way through the streets of Wheeling. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
The Memorial Day parade is reflected in a young man’s glasses in Arlington Heights. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
Young flag wavers taking part in the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
Young scouts march in the Palatine Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
The Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
A Dalmatian was part of the festivities during the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
A boy waves to the Memorial Day parade in Rolling Meadows. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
The Memorial Day parade in Rolling Meadows. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
Veterans give a wave during the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
Memorial Day parade in Wheeling. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
Veterans march in the Wheeling Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
The Palatine Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
A scout takes part in the Palatine Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
The Rolling Meadows Memorial Day parade. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
A Mount Prospect Memorial Day event. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
A Mount Prospect Memorial Day event. (Daily Herald file photo, 1974)
For this week’s #tbt photo gallery, we take a look back 43 years at Memorial Day.
Memorial Day is a federal holiday to remember men and women who died while serving in the armed forces. It is observed every year on the last Monday in May.
What started as Decoration Day after the Civil War, it became an official federal holiday in 1971. In 1974, it was celebrated much the same as it is today, with veterans and school bands marching in parades, spectators waving flags and veterans taking part in Memorial Day events.
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