Oct. 1, 2013 -- A group of 92 Mississippi Gulf Coast Honor Flight Veterans refused to let a government shutdown stop them from entering the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., this morning.

The National Park Service has upheld President Truman’s promise. The sacrifices made by the American nation during World War II are forever commemorated through America's World War II National ...

Civil Air Patrol members stand beside a table representing prisoners of war and those killed in action during a Memorial Day ceremony at Biloxi National Cemetery in Biloxi on Monday, May 26, 2025.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National WWI Museum and Memorial’s newest exhibit opens Friday in Kansas City. The new exhibit, titled “Encounters”, showcases various narratives of the Great War ...

What are the origins of Memorial Day? The holiday’s origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members — both Union and Confederate — between 1861 and 1865 ...

The earliest roots of Memorial Day can be traced to spontaneous acts of remembrance during the Civil War itself. In October 1864, three women in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, decorated the graves of ...

Dennis said Memorial Day’s potency diminished somewhat with the addition of Armistice Day, which marked World War I’s end on Nov. 11, 1918. Armistice Day became a national holiday by 1938 and ...

First Class Virgil D Young at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver on May 25, 2025. His father was a veteran of both the Korea and Vietnam wars. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ...

The National Memorial Day Parade The National Memorial Day Parade will take place in Washington, D.C., on Constitution Ave. NW between 7th and 17th Streets on Monday, May 26, at 2:00 p.m.

Esai Morales presents a tribute for the 75th anniversary of the Korean War on the 2025 Concert. 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of a conflict that altered the global landscape. Korea was once ...