President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...

The Star-Spangled Banner” is played at sports games, school events, and military ceremonies, but do you know the meaning of our national anthem? The song’s centuries-old history makes it worth ...

The cemetery, which opened in 1788, includes the graves of the founders of what became the Village of Clinton.

People stand at attention and salute the flag during the National ... Command Parachute team flies over Fort Lauderdale Beach during the Great American Beach Party on Saturday, May 24, 2025.

AUGUSTA, Mich. — Veterans gathered in Fort Custer National Cemetery on Saturday to plant 23,000 flags on veterans' gravesites. Held just before Memorial Day, volunteers gave their time to honor ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Several thousand Minnesotans will spend this long holiday weekend placing American flags at 195,000 headstones at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. It's become such a tradition for ...

The annual Fort Myers Memorial Garden flag ... at the funeral home and cemetery to plant flags in honor of fallen veterans. Sherry Bailey, a Vietnam War veteran, attended the event to pay tribute ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. — A Memorial Day Weekend tradition continues in Fort Scott. It’s the annual Symbols of Sacrifice which entails more than 8-thousand American flags in the property’s Field of ...

From the American Revolution to modern battles, take a look back at the full toll of U.S. deaths in war this Memorial Day.

The war was sparked by growing resentment over British ... such as the defense of Fort McHenry and the Battle of New Orleans, which boosted national pride. Some 2,260 American troops died in ...