Abilene community members bow their heads with closed eyes as a prayer is given at a memorial ceremony at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene, Texas, May 28, 2018. Memorial Day became an official federal holiday in 1971 and is celebrated on the last Monday of May to honor fallen military members and remember the life lived by those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

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