A facility honoring America’s Medal of Honor recipients opened in Arlington,Texas, just in time to remind us about service, sacrifice and courage.

Memorial Day became an official holiday in 1971, but it started in 1868 as Decoration Day. It began as an effort to remember ...

Lt. Nelson Purdum was a Ross County native, who lived in Springfield Township. During the Battle of Chickamauga, Purdum is ...

On May 23, 2009, police said South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, 62, linked to a corruption investigation, died in a leap ...

Kelly Hopkins, commander of Henry Casey Camp 92 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), recently conducted a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Washington Cemetery grave site of ...

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) held a small ceremony to recognize Sgt. Hammett Bowen by placing a wreath at his gravesite ...

Official State Motto Refined (May 24, 1907): Acting Governor Xenophon O. Pindall signed an act in Little Rock changing the ...

As we prepare to mark Memorial Day this Monday, it’s a time to pause and reflect on the lives lost in service to our country.

Weymouth, Ma., will unveil five statues honoring its five Medal of Honor recipients on Memorial Day. Weymouth is the only town in the United States with five Medal of Honor recipients. The statues ...

As the 2024 National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged ‘Gateway Games’ commenced in Ogun State, Team Edo has continued to record impressive performances with the winning of 18 medals. The sports ...

The medals are a new honor meant to be bestowed on first responders who die in the line of duty. The three officers were killed in November 2024 when a driver struck them on the side of the road.