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What is Memorial Day and how has it evolved from its Civil War origins?
Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial ...
Memorial Day: A look at our first secret forces and their sacrifices
With Memorial Day tomorrow and Tom Cruise’s latest ‘Mission: Impossible’ film in theaters, we shift the focus from action ...
Five things to know about Memorial Day
Memorial Day stems from the aftermath of the Civil War, when Americans sought ways to honor the loss of life from that ...
Memorial Day 2025 events on the Central Coast
The VFW Post 9242 will host a series of events throughout the Memorial Day weekend. The first two will take place on May 24 at 10:00 am, where a flag will be placed at every veteran’s grave at both ...
Here’s where you can see F-16 flyovers this Memorial Day in Colorado
After taking off from Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, the four fighter jets will pass over the Colorado Freedom Memorial ...
What will Dallas-Fort Worth weather be like over Memorial Day weekend?
Sunny conditions are expected to continue for most of the weekend, the weather service said, before rain chances return ...
Native veterans living and dead are remembered at Steele Indian School Park for Memorial Day
Among the speakers were descendants of Navajo Code Talkers, the Marines who used their ancestral language to create an ...
Uncommon May nor’easter brings rain and snow to New England states just before Memorial Day weekend
An unusual May nor’easter was pulling away from New England on Friday after soaking the region and setting some record cold ...