Memorial Day's history begins after the Civil War. It became a federal holiday in 1971 and is marked with cemetery visits, parades and ceremonies.

Flags across the state are lowered today to honor the life and service of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Troy Knutson-Collins, who ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Community members are coming together to honor a fallen hero from West Michigan. A procession to honor ...

President has desired lavish Armed Forces spectacular in Washington ever since being impressed by France’s Bastille Day ...

Hundreds of people lined the nearly 12-mile procession route in honor of Battle Creek native, Staff Sgt. Troy Smith ...

was laid to rest with full military honors Tuesday at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego. “To see him honored like this — with the flag, the salutes, the rifle volleys — it was ...

Local and state officials, veterans, and citizens gathered on Monday, April 21, Patriot’s Day, to rededicate the Military Community Covenant Monument. The permanent bronze plaque ...

Grade 10 student Lauren Elmhirst, who will be bearing the Peace Tower Flag for the Parkland group at the ceremony, said she ...

It happened at a small cemetery in the northeast corner of Clermont County, but it could have happened anywhere.

The authorities are reportedly planning new restrictions on symbols at memorial sites in a move critics say distorts history ...

The United States flag flies at half staff at Greenlawn Cemetery in Milford in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2024.