Memorial Day Under U.S. law and custom, Memorial Day is intended to pay tribute to those who have given their lives in service to the United States, with ceremonies often held at cemeteries where ...

“When I was growing up Memorial Day wasn’t really that significant, I didn’t understand it,” Retired United States Four Star Air Force General Arnold W. Bunch Jr. said.

In Gwinnett County, the 31st annual Dacula Memorial Day Parade stepped off at 10 a.m., led by this year’s grand marshal—102-year-old Army veteran James Davis, who served in World War II.

President Donald Trump delivered a Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday that combined solemn tributes with pointed political remarks and self-congratulatory rhetoric, in a ...

Memorial Day is a time to honor and reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of the United States. In Quarryville, Lancaster County, flags of each U.S. military branch will be ...

1 / 2 Show Caption + A visitor to Fort Knox during the Memorial Day annual cemetery open visitation stops by a checkpoint to get further guidance on where a gravesite is located.

He fled in 1862, serving as an infantryman in the 63rd United States Colored Infantry. Clovese was one of only six members of the G.A.R. healthy enough to attend the organization’s final reunion ...

Memorial Day is a day full of mixed emotions ranging from pain to respect and tradition. Here the stories of those who visited their loved ones at Great Lakes National Cemetery on Sunday, May 25.