Since it was established, Memorial Day has had a clear purpose: giving Americans a day to honor those who have died in ...

American flags will be flown at half-staff from sunrise until noon, then raised until sunset, to honor the nation's fallen.

Memorial Day, which takes place on the last Monday in May, is a United States federal holiday dedicated to those who died ...

In honor of Memorial Day, flags across the United States and Texas are required to fly at half-staff — but only until noon.

It was a decade ago, as Memorial Day 2015 approached, when a phone call to Fort Snelling National Cemetery led Joanne ...

Memorial Day began just after the Civil War, became a federal holiday in 1971, and is marked with cemetery visits, parades ...

By Ben Finley, Associated Press contributed to this story.

Tallahassee is marking Monday's Memorial Day holiday with American flags, wreath laying and ceremonies at area cemeteries. At ...