25 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: MIKE ROWLEY, a member of Sons of the Revolution, sprinkles flower petals on the graves of members of the Grand Army of the Republic (Union veterans of the US Civil War) in Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines on Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a federal holiday to honori and mourn the military personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May. In 2020, most public Memorial Day events in Iowa were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ