One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A ‘Watch Fire’ was held at the Veterans National Memorial Shrine & Museum this weekend. From 6 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Saturday, a fire burned on O’Day Road. According to the ...

To honor military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice, Lansing's community gathered on May 24 at Evergreen Cemetery for a ceremony.

Memorial Day began after the Civil War to honor fallen soldiers but has evolved into a summer kickoff marked by travel and ...

President Donald Trump will deliver a commencement address to graduates of West Point on Saturday morning. Trump's policies have prompted some controversial changes at the prestigious military academy ...

The current senior enlisted member of the Alabama National Guard will be the guest speaker at Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony in Andalusia. Command Sergeant Major Meacham Bailey is currently assigned ...

The Thurston County Veterans Council will host a Memorial Day Ceremony from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Legislative Building, ...

OHIO — Flags of the United States and the state of Ohio will be flown at half-staff in honor of Memorial Day. On Friday, Ohio ...

On a cool and drizzly Wednesday before the Memorial Day weekend of 2025 the Daughters of the American Revolution gathered to honor the grave of ...

Being able to pay respect to our fallen loved ones, it is a sense of honor, a sense of tribute, a sense of belonging.” ...

The Kent post of the American legion and the Kent Lions Club placed American flags on the graves of veterans at Standing Rock ...

From Arlington National Cemetery outside the nation's capital to the American burial ground in Normandy, France, presidents customarily commemorate Memorial Day on hallowed ground.