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South Florida will commemorate Memorial Day with a series of events on Monday, including parades and ceremonies across several cities. In Wellington, the town will hold a Memorial Day parade and ceremony starting at Wellington's Village Hall at 8:15 a.

A number of Memorial Day ceremonies will be held in the Seattle area this long weekend, while a few community festivals will likely draw crowds.