Drums boomed, flags waved and proud residents marched on Memorial Day to honor the American men and women who died while serving in the military. 

Residents also celebrated the unofficial start of summer with backyard barbecues and by relaxing with friends and family members on Long Island’s famed beaches. See photos from across the Island.

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Brentwood High School Air Force JROTC, salute during a Memorial Day Ceremony at Brentwood Cemetery on Monday, May 30, 2022.

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Members of Scout 371 march in the Memorial Day parade on Washington Avenue in Brentwood.

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Brenda Ulloa, of Brentwood, watches the Memorial Day parade along Washington Avenue in Brentwood with her nine-month-old daughter Valerie, and her son Joshua, 6.

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During a moment of silence during a Memorial Day Ceremony at Brentwood Cemetery, a woman bows her head down on a fence in Brentwood Cemetery on Monday, May 30, 2022.

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Students from Ralph Geed School march in the Memorial Day Parade in Central Islip on Monday, May 30, 2022.

Central Islip High School marching band marches in the Memorial Day Parade in Central Islip on Monday, May 30, 2022.

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Central Islip High School's marching band at Monday's Memorial Day parade in Central Islip.

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Kelenn Petitclair, 9, of Massapequa Park, at the Massapequa Memorial Day Parade, May 30, 2022, in Massapequa.

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Members of Post 7763, all from Massapequa Park, observe a moment of silence at Brady Park. From left, Bob Duffy, 72, Richard Magee, who will turn 90 Tuesday, and Vic Crespo, 73.

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Kelenn Petitclair, 9, left, and her sister Kheleha, 5, of Massapequa Park, at the Massapequa Memorial Day Parade, May 30, 2022 in Massapequa.

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Nina Brittingham, 4, from Maryland plays in the water at Smith Point County Park in Shirley on Monday, May 30, 2022.

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Michelle Bermani and Paul Bermani from Selden at Smith Point County Park in Shirley on Monday, May 30, 2022.

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Beachgoers at the shoreline at Smith Point County Park in Shirley on Monday, May 30, 2022.

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Beachgoers swim in the ocean at Smith Point County Park in Shirley on Monday, May 30, 2022.

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Beachgoers at Smith Point County Park in Shirley on Monday, May 30, 2022.

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Veterans salute during a Memorial Day Ceremony at Calverton National Cemetery on Monday, May 30, 2022.

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Army veteran James Burke, who served in Vietnam, salutes during a Memorial Day Ceremony at Calverton National Cemetery on Monday, May 30, 2022.

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Kaitlyn Stanton, 9, of Massapequa, watching the Massapequa Memorial Day Parade, May 30, 2022 in Massapequa, NY.

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