Memorial Day's history begins after the Civil War. It became a federal holiday in 1971 and is marked with cemetery visits, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On Saturday, more than 5,000 people participated in the annual Run to Remember to honor fallen police officers. Holding flags and pictures of fallen Chicago Police Officers ...

is honoring fallen service members by hosting four Memorial Day Ceremonies across Virginia. On Monday, May 26, DVS will be hosting ceremonies in Richmond, Amelia, Dublin and Suffolk to remember ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Community members came together Monday to remember workers who lost their lives while on the job as part of Workers' Memorial Day observances. The solemn ceremony recognized ...

EVERETT — Community members, labor leaders and local elected officials gathered to honor Worker’s Memorial Day on Wednesday ... must continue to gather and remember.” More than 2.5 million ...

At 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, Americans observe the National Moment of Remembrance — a one-minute pause to honor and remember those who died in military service to the United States. What's the ...

Since 1948, The Old Guard has placed flags at each headstone in honor of ... Many also observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries and memorials. Some wear a red poppy to remember those fallen ...