Memorial Day, originally known after the Civil War as Decoration Day , is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have fought and died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May.

Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day to honor and mourn those who fought and died while serving in the U.S. military.Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial beginning of summer in the United States.

The Roscoe VFW will hold a brief ceremony at Roscoe Cemetery.

The following Roscoe service members are buried elsewhere:

WERLE, HAROLD FRANCIS 

Marine Corps, PFC

Roscoe, Illinois

Killed in action, June 2, 1967, Vinh Huy Village Complex Nui Loc Son Basin, South Vietnam, Quang Tin province

RUSSELL, DAVID C.

US Army Air Corps, Second Lieutenant

Roscoe, Illinois

Killed in action, January 30, 1944, near Ehlershausen or Odershagen, Germany