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Cape Cod's towns offer many ways to observe Memorial Day and honor those who served and gave their lives.

The Troops in the Spotlight events will be back for an 18th year to honor fallen heroes and more, plus towns are holding Memorial Day ceremonies.

Cape communities go all out for the holiday season and this is the big weekend, from Holidays by the Sea in Falmouth to Provincetown's Holly Folly.

The Troops in the Spotlight event in Hyannis, in its 17th year, has become the largest Memorial Day event in New England, according to its organizers from Cape Cod Cares for the Troops. This year, the celebration of U.S. troops will stretch over 12 hours Sunday, involving ceremonies, remembrances, donations and a chance to view military vehicles, all at the Capetown Plaza parking lot. To remember troops overseas, military personnel will again take one-hour shifts standing at attention on a platform that can be viewed by passersby along Route 132. The event focuses on honoring veterans fro...

Face mask rules and other COVID safeguards are unlikely to be uniform across towns and industries, at least in the near future.