The holiday was originally dedicated to the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War by the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans led by Major General John A. Logan ...

In 1866, the Grand Army of the Republic was organized to fill that need. Admission was limited to veterans of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and the Revenue Cutter Service (the predecessor to today ...

Tarik Saleh's biting satire follows a famed actor who is pressured by the Egyptian government into starring in a blockbuster glorifying the president. But if there’s one real moral value that ...

After this, however, Eagles of the Republic becomes exponentially darker, as George finds himself getting deeper and deeper into the president’s pocket, to the point that he even agrees to make ...

John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic called for a day to decorate the graves of Civil War soldiers with flowers. Over time, the holiday expanded to commemorate all American military ...

Memorial Day, one of the United States' first federal holidays in several months, is almost here. For many, it marks the unofficial start of summer as pools and outdoor activities open up, even ...

John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former Union sailors and soldiers." After World War I, the modern Memorial Day we celebrate today started to take shape.

Members of a confraternity enjoy a drink during the grand procession of the Jubilee of Confraternities in Rome, Saturday, May 17, 2025. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA A crucifix is held aloft during ...

Veteran, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War member, and retired Des Moines Fire Investigator Bob Niffenegger was cleaning headstones and beautifying the Grand Army of the Republic area in ...

But a few factors gave it staying power. Thanks to an earlier initiative spearheaded by the Grand Army of the Republic, a group of Union veterans of the Civil War, nearly every public-school ...