Memorial Day, for the most part, began as a commemoration by Southerners of husbands, fathers and sons who perished in the 19th-century Confederate revolt to preserve Black slavery.

A former Army Special Forces officer who was in charge of a team involved in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan was nominated as the Pentagon’s head of special operations. Derrick Anderson ...

Former President Biden made a public appearance Friday for the first time since his cancer diagnosis earlier this month, speaking at a Delaware ceremony in honor of Memorial Day. Biden’s rema… ...

The service is experiencing an identity crisis after 20 years of war, and as the president warns of threats to America from ...

During World War II, units of Ranger soldiers faced battles on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day. The rangers will be ...

(U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer Pamela J. Manns) 9. There are special American flag rules for Memorial Day. On Memorial Day, the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised ...

Members of Special Forces Association Chapter XI, who assisted in the May 30 Memorial Day Ceremony at the Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans Memorial, gather for a group photograph ...

This past Memorial Day weekend saw an overall decrease in gun violence compared to last year, according to Chicago police data. According to preliminary data from 6 p.m. on Friday to Monday at 11: ...

Today, May 29th, is the last day to shop Amazon's Memorial Day sale. Deep discounts are available on a wide range of products, including tools, beauty products, and appliances.

Heineken saw weak Memorial Day sales amid larger drops in US beer consumption, Goldman Sachs found. Goldman said distributors cited inflation, tariffs, and more sobriety as reasons for the dips ...

Orioles. They averaged 96 wins in 2023-24 and might be heading for 96 losses. The rotation and injuries are obvious problems. But bad mojo is cited, too. The fall was so precipitous they had no ...

In the 84-hours designated as the Memorial Day Holiday by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, state troopers reported five crashes resulting in eight deaths. Last year, 14 people were killed in crashes.