Memorial Day

In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America's fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Many central Ohio stores and restaurants are open for Memorial Day, while a few businesses are operating with modified hours or are ...

The Veterans Council ...

It is incumbent upon us to pay respects to those who have given their all on Memorial Day, writes guest columnist Jim Jones.

In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the entire ...

The Brookline Cannon will be designated as a historic monument before the parade.

Those committed to remembrance…Gettysburg is honored annually by a parade of living historians respenting Americans' commitment to independence.

The holiday stems from the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members — both Union and Confederate — between 1861 and 1865. There's ...

President Joe Biden laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and is delivering his annual Memorial Day address.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On this Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs (SVAC) and Armed Services Committees (SASC), ...

Like most U.S. Americans, I am weary of the near-daily stories of gun violence and killing. It's overwhelming. But unlike most people in the U.S., I have seen ...

The ruck has evolved into a more community-oriented event benefiting the Abigail Jenks Scholarship and the Veterans Housing Coalition.

“Memorial Day is a time of remembrance to pay tribute to the fallen warriors who gave their last breath in service to our nation. While theirs is a debt we ...

Delivering remarks at a solemn remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Biden said each generation must ensure the sacrifice of the country's ...

By Jacqui Banaszynski. It's Memorial Day in these dis-United States. The news won't take a holiday. There are too many active war zones, notably in Ukraine ...

My dad, Robert Kelly, was a gunner on an Air Force B 17 plane during World War II. He was one of the few men who served in the war who was willing to talk ...

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia. 11:24 A.M. EDT. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please be seated.

President Joe Biden gives remarks at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Memorial Day. 03:07 - Source: CNN. Latest Videos ...

When I was asked to put together a Mixtape for BGS, I was on my way from Jazz Fest in New Orleans to a Warrior PATHH/Songwriting With Soldiers ...

In divergent messages, president pays tribute to fallen heroes, while Trump fulminates on social media against opponents.

Delivering remarks at a solemn remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Biden said each generation must ensure the sacrifice of the country's ...

Here's what stores, restaurants and fast-food places are open — and closed — on Memorial Day 2024.

FAIRMONT— The Martin County Veterans Memorial in Fairmont was a busy place over the long holiday weekend as both a dedication service and program took place ...

Veterans and community members from all over the Hudson Valley spent Memorial Day honoring the ultimate sacrifice of so many who served. Among those honoring ...

I went out to check on a few things downtown (including the newly finished loading platforms on SW Broadway) and on my way home I spent time observing the ...

Col. Taona Enriquez, who is near the end of her second year as commander of the 66th Air Base Wing at Hanscom Air Force Base, was one of the speakers at ...

The ceremony honored the 136 Gold Star Aggies who died in military service to the United States, and was held Thursday (May 23) outside the Memorial Union, the ...