NEW YORK (RNS) — The fast, initiated by Veterans for Peace, an anti-war organization, and a dozen Christian ... each day during the fast. Circling a black, red, green and white banner reading ...

The origin story of Memorial Day begins in the aftermath of the Civil War. In Charleston, South Carolina, thousands of formerly enslaved Black Americans ... of Union veterans that established ...

That observance is marked with ceremonies and even parades, but some Americans may wonder what the difference is between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Here’s a primer on what the holidays are ...

The event will include an unveiling of the latest installation of Veterans Memorial Bricks. The town will live stream the event on Facebook. The Palm Beach Gardens Memorial Day Ceremony will be ...

Memorial Day began as a tradition of honoring America ... by acknowledging the country’s nearly 16 million U.S. military veterans and 1.3 million active duty troops who put their lives at ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Memorial Day is approaching and amid the holiday sales and long weekend, local veterans hope people remember the real meaning behind Memorial Day. Dale Hill ...

Okaloosa County will hold its third annual Women Veterans Day ceremony on June 12. Two new statues of pioneering women veterans, Capt. Linda Bray and Florence Ebersole Smith Finch, will be unveiled.

Next week on Veterans Day, we honor these and all veterans on the anniversary of the end of World War I, optimistically called “the war to end all wars.” However, their experiences and ...

You may know that Memorial Day falls on the last Monday of May, creating a nice long weekend that kicks off summer (it falls on May 27 in 2024).Additionally, theres Veterans Day, which falls ...

In approximately 10 days leading up to the event, roughly two dozen Black American Charlestonians reorganized the graves into orderly rows and constructed a 10-foot-tall white fence around them.

CHEYENNE – The American flags placed on veterans' graves for Memorial Day will be removed Saturday starting at 9 a.m. They will be taken back to American Legion Post 6 where they will be cleaned ...