Arlington National Cemetery honors the Army's 250th anniversary by celebrating its Revolutionary War connections.

senior historian at Arlington National Cemetery. "Memorial Day is a solemn day, a day of mourning and remembrance," Finkelstein said. "We trace it to the Civil War, a conflict that tore our nation ...

Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 400k, with grave sites honoring those who served in every major war in US history.

Camp Butler National Cemetery is a place to remembers soldiers of more than a century ago and honor the veterans of today.

ARLINGTON, Va ... the grounds were not yet designated a national cemetery; that would happen on June 15, 1864, by order of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. And Christman was not the first ...

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen troops. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.

The first memorial day wasn't called Memorial Day Decoration Day, May 30, 1868, was held at Arlington National Cemetery, which was just one of 74 national cemeteries established after the Civil War.