6+ hour, 54+ min ago  (226+ words) The Municipality of Anchorage will host a Memorial Day ceremony Monday morning to honor fallen service members. The Anchorage Remembers Memorial Day event is slated to begin at 9: 30 a. m. Monday on the Delaney Park Strip, on West Ninth Avenue between I…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (200+ words) MEDFORD, Ore. " A large crowd of people was in attendance on Monday afternoon as the City of Medford and the Southern Oregon Veterans Benefit (SOVB) held a dedication ceremony for a brand-new Vietnam Memorial Wall located outside Rogue X at…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (130+ words) In a moving tribute to the heroes of "The Forgotten War," the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation is hosting its annual Memorial Day ceremony and wreath-laying event at the National Mall. The solemn gathering honors the thousands of American and…...

38+ min ago  (69+ words) Communities throughout Minnesota honored both those who have served in armed forces and their families are different events throughout the state on Monday. Communities throughout Minnesota honored both those who have served in armed forces and their families are different…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (114+ words) In 1787, Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to John Adams's Son-in-law, wrote, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." This was not, by any means, just a cavalier comment. Thomas…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago  (571+ words) WORCESTER " Rain ponchos and umbrellas could not mask attendees' stars and stripes any more than the unrelenting showers could drown out the remembrances of those who died serving in the Armed Forces during Monday's Memorial Day ceremony, May 25 at Hope…...

27+ min ago  (31+ words) Cheryl Rex, whose son Marine Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola was killed in Afghanistan in 2021, led the effort to build the Central Park monument which was dedicated on Memorial Day....

15+ min ago  (200+ words) FAIRWAY, Kan. (KCTV) - A cemetery on Shawnee Mission Parkway became the site of a Memorial Day ceremony honoring the only recognized Revolutionary War patriot buried in Kansas. Sarah Ruddell Davis was honored during an America 250 wreath-laying ceremony hosted by the…...

4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (42+ words) Spouses, parents, and children at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery spent Memorial Day honoring loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice. Families gather to remember loved ones at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery...

12+ hour, 19+ min ago  (768+ words) WALCOTT, N. D. (North Dakota Monitor) " This year's Memorial Day brings more than the traditional salute to fallen service members in the community of Walcott, North Dakota. On Monday, residents will dedicate a new veterans memorial at the Walcott Cemetery. The memorial…...