Emma Dean, a 17-year-old volunteer, organized poppies to be sold through the Louis Larsen Unit 68 Auxiliary before Memorial Day. The poppies are a symbol of peace, sacrifice, and veterans past and ...

Kennett Police honor missing and fallen soldiers with a symbolic memorial table, where each item—from a white tablecloth to a ...

Volunteers in Tulsa are placing small American flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day. The tradition dates back to 1868.

"This is a shameful act of disrespect to those who risked their lives protecting our country and freedoms, as this memorial ...

Officials in Paramount, a small city in southern Los Angeles County, are pleading for the public to help identify vandals who ...

Illinois State Treasurer returns a WWII veteran's Purple Heart to his family as part of Operation Purple Heart.

Memorial Day stems from the aftermath of the Civil War, when Americans sought ways to honor the loss of life from that ...

For many, Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, but the day's purpose is far more significant: honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

On Friday and through the Memorial Day weekend, you may see people handing out and wearing red flowers. Here's why.

A 15th-century medieval ring was recently unearthed at Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, Poland. The piece of jewelry was found beneath rubble in a king's fortification.

The red poppy, or Remembrance Poppy, has been a symbol of lives lost to war since World War I (1914–1918). Also known as ...