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Safely fire up the barbecue grill, mix up a batch of lemonade and get ready for outdoor fun as Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer season in the USA...

Below, check out a whole backyard of barbecue ideas & recipes, music files, and clip art of U.S. flags and Uncle Sam for use in party invitations or as decorations, along with complete histories, trivia, tributes to veterans, and fun kids' actitivites to help commemorate Memorial Day this year being observed on Monday, May 26, 2008...

U.S. Memorial Day History and Information on U.S. War Memorials - Fact-filled site for related prayers, poems and speechs, video clips, e-cards, ideas on observing the holiday, U.S. flags for printing and wallpaper, links to online school activities and lesson plans.

razzle dazzle recipes | memorial day bbq recipes - Barbecued chicken, ribs, seafood, kebabs, plus recipes for grilled hamburgers, potato and macaroni salads, a dozen ways to cook a hot dog, topped off with festive desserts and summer punches, ice tea and lemonades.

Mealtime.org - Great Memorial Day Recipes - A handful of memorable backyard dishes including recipes for fruit smoothies, potluck macaroni salad, chili rubbed steaks with pico de gallo, August chicken salad and lamb kebabs.

Memorial Day Party Ideas - From Evite.com, with lots of ideas for party decorations, games & activities, music, food and a complete recipe for homemade lemonade...

The Memory Shall Be Ours: Celebrating Memorial Day - A lesson plan article from Education World featuring an online Memorial Day Treasure Hunt, and great ideas for individual activities as well as class projects, related links.

Center of Military History - The official site of the U.S. Army museum in Washington D.C. with an engaging online exhibit of related photos and artwork, news, feature articles, historical summaries, and don't miss the FAQ page for some interesting trivia on, say, the origins of the 21-gun salute, or Elvis Presley's military career...

American History in Patriotic Sounds and Music - Marching songs, bugle calls, popular tunes and audio files in .wav and midi format...and so much more - including patriotic wallpapers, images, a printable Declaration of Independence, a history of the American flag and lots of related links.

Anne's Memorial Day Gifs & Backgrounds - Images of Uncle Sam, American eagles, flags, armed forces seals, U.S. flags and insignia, soldiers, standard bearers, and more to use in party invitations or as decorations.

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