As unpatriotic as it might sound, sending students to school on Memorial Day can be blamed on Old Man Winter. Schools officials in Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro had to alter school schedules to make up for too many snow days taken this year, Find out more about the history of Memorial Day, including videos, … Read more
Members of a veteran's group release balloons for the Agent Orange Memorial for those affected by the chemical agent in Vietnam at a Memorial Day Ceremony at the South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth, Florida. But there were no rocket attacks that Monday—at least none targeting our base, none that interrupted our Memorial Day … Read more
President Barack Obama will marks Memorial Day Monday by making speech from Arlington National Cemetery, where he will also lay a ceremonial wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown. Live coverage of the even will begin at So it's Memorial Day, a day designated by the federal government for inching glacially northward on I-95 with … Read more
But there were no rocket attacks that Monday—at least none targeting our base, none that interrupted our Memorial Day ceremony. A grizzled gunnery sergeant called the group to order, then a soft-spoken Navy admiral Which is to say, scores of highly-paid elite athletes are pretending – in part – to wear military gear as part … Read more
Obama observes Memorial Day at Arlington as VA scandal grows. Published May 26, 2014. FoxNews.com. Facebook0 Twitter0 Gplus0. Obama Memorial Day.jpg. President Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in The security that lets us live in peace, the prosperity that allows us to pursue our dreams, the … Read more
Before you head out to fire up the grill, be sure to peruse this list of all the best Memorial Day sales from around the web. Naturally, a ton of clothing outlets are offering huge sitewide sales, but there's a bucketload of gadgets, Memorial Day marks the start of the annual Blue Star Museums program, … Read more
Some place flowers on the graves of soldiers on Memorial Day, and others suffer through a painful workout to honor the fallen. Josh Appel has a Memorial Day tradition. Before the barbecues, before relaxing with his family, New York (CNN) — USS Cole Cmdr. Dennis Farrell keeps in his cabin a memento of the last … Read more
Under the cover of darkness and on the eve of Memorial Day, President Obama landed at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan for an unannounced visit with U.S. troops. After a concert from country music star Brad Paisley, Obama spoke before a rally of about When Memorial Day weekend rolls around each year, Howland, 89, of Lisle, … Read more
LAist gets a lot of event announcements, and we comb through them all to bring you a curated list of what's happening in LA this long, Memorial Day weekend, including these 14 events. Now, no more excusesget out there and play. Don't forget to check Americans remember the men and women of its armed forces … Read more
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