25 MAY 2020 - ROLAND, IOWA: FLOYD RITLAND (center), 93, a veteran of World War II, talks to people in Roland Cemetery, in Roland, Iowa, a farming community an hour north of Des Moines. In 2020, most public Memorial Day events in Iowa were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some families, including the Ritlands, had their own private events. 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.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ