Memorial Day is not just a holiday. It was established by the federal government for Americans to take time to recognize the commitment of members of America's military services who lost their ...

At 75, Ken Pridgen began painting portraits of fallen Texas military heroes, creating over 300 works displayed at the ...

Memorial Day is more than just the unofficial start to summer or an excuse for a backyard cookout. At its core, it’s a day of ...

Memorial Day is often associated with barbecues, parades, & the unofficial start date of summer, but it’s origin is rooted in ...

We’ve got people in our neighborhood that fire off firecrackers. Now that’s not a memorial, that’s a celebration," Bob ...

The two retired U.S. military veterans will be happy to have your help. In addition to the project of placing the flags at the cemetery, there will be a Memorial Day ceremony on the Stephens County ...

Instead of breakfast in bed or bouquets of flowers, dozens of people—many of them children with their mothers—spent Mother's Day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ... mom to be happy every ...

a former medic who has served 21 years as a Veterans Administration nurse and is still working. “You would never say, ‘Happy Pearl Harbor Day’ or ‘Happy 9/11 Day’, yet people have actually said to me, ...

It may be no surprise that S.C. celebrates Confederate Memorial Day every year. The state was the first to secede from the Union in 1860. But not everyone is happy about the controversial ...

Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start to summer — a long weekend with (hopefully) warm weather, a time for barbecues, graduation parties and picnics. The holiday, however, is one of ...

Here's when we celebrate Memorial Day 2025, plus more on the origins of the holiday. Memorial Day is a federal holiday mourning the loss of military ... to wish someone a happy Memorial Day ...