The message you wrote is perfect. We all fear that as time moves away from the end of the wars, our culture will forget our ...

HONOLULU — Over 1,000 Scouts, Soldiers and volunteers gathered at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl Crater on May 25 to place flags and lei on each of the approximately ...

People gathered for the Memorial Day program at the Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 26, 2025, in Rochester. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW. Read Today's Paper Monday, June 23.

President Donald Trump commemorated his first Memorial Day back in office with a speech at Arlington National Cemetery that reflected on the tragedy of fallen soldiers, grieving Gold Star families ...

Soldiers of the IDF stood for a moment of silence across various combat zones on Thursday to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. The military shared pictures of soldiers in the Gaza Strip ...

Memorial Day arrives earlier than usual in May 2025. ... set aside May 30 for “Soldiers’ Memorial Day. ... Paul Weaver/SOPA Images / Getty Images.

Memorial Day is often associated with barbecues, parades, & the unofficial start date of summer, but it’s origin is rooted in an important story that's largely invisible.

In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May. Businesses ...

Now, when we think of Memorial Day, images of white soldiers wearing uniforms come to mind. This is largely because after Reconstruction, this parade to honor what the formerly enslaved organizers ...

Each April, Alabama observes Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday that honors soldiers who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The day remains a point of reflection and debate as ...