The president and first lady attend the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec. 10, 2013.

It's Memorial Day. To honor the fallen military service members this year, the Up First newsletter asked readers to share stories of their loved ones.

Memorial Day, established after the Civil War and formalized as a federal holiday in 1971, is dedicated to those who died in military service. Each flag at half-staff, each wreath laid at ...

At a Memorial for Anne Burrell, a Karaoke Tribute to Her Bold Style The Food Network chef, who died Tuesday at 55, was remembered in a star-studded service that sent her off with a singalong.

A memorial service and wake will be held for 5-year-old Krisha Atulkumar Patel, who was killed in a May 24 car crash in Franklin. The service and wake will take place on Saturday, May 31, at the ...

Tribute service held at Lynchburg's Monument Terrace for Memorial Day. (Credit: Rachel Tillapaugh/WSET) A turned-over glass ceremony was also done as a symbolic tribute to fallen comrades.

OGDEN — As Americans gather over Memorial Day weekend to honor service members who made the ultimate sacrifice, a solemn and powerful tribute in Ogden is helping to keep their stories alive ...

Memorial Day observances will be conducted across the North Olympic Peninsula throughout the three-day weekend. Chimacum • Chimacum High School will host a Memorial Day program for local veterans, ...