2. It's Not Veterans Day. As much as we enjoy the extra attention afforded to vets on Veterans Day, this is not the time for that sort of thing.Memorial Day is about honoring the fallen men and ...

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. It's a time to gather with friends and family for a grill out, a picnic, or maybe a trip to the beach to soak up the sun. But while it may well feel ...

Memorial Day is one of those holidays where the true meaning often gets lost in the shuffle. First, there’s the confusion over what Memorial Day is even about. Then there’s the question of who ...

Memorial Day stirs up emotion for so many. People like Adolfo Olivas of Hamilton, whose son, Army Corporal Nicholas Olivas died 11 years ago tomorrow, on May 30, 2012.

But, for Memorial Day, I look at it two ways. One, make sure you do something intentional to remember the fallen. And then pass that on to your kids, the people you can influence.

The Saturday Essay; What We Remember on Memorial Day From the Civil War to Vietnam and beyond, Americans have struggled to reconcile the duty to honor the war dead with the need to pass historical ...

Memorial Day was created in response to the bloodshed of the Civil War, which claimed the lives of more than 600,000 Americans. The first Memorial Day took place on May 30, 1868.

On Memorial Day, it’s not just our fallen heroes we should remember, but the loved ones they have left behind, writes contributing columnist John McCaa.(Michael Hogue) Thank goodness in today ...

Memorial Day traces its origins to over 160 years ago, when a grieving country sought to honor the many brave men lost in the Civil War, including Sgt. Joseph Allen Frith.

On Memorial Day, let’s remember the price paid for what we have. Arlington National Cemetery’s headstones speak with silent eloquence of the price paid for freedom. May 24, 2024. 4 min.

On Memorial Day weekend — May 25-26 — many veterans are thinking about the comrades they lost either during deployments or since their service. A social media meme claims it is the most ...

Remembering the fallen on Memorial Day BY Camille Acevedo Sumter County UPDATED 5:57 PM ET May. 26, 2025 PUBLISHED 4:20 PM ET May 26, 2025 PUBLISHED 4:20 PM EDT May 26, 2025 ...