For many Americans, Memorial Day marks a fun-filled long weekend and the unofficial start of summer. However, Memorial Day was created for a much more solemn purpose: commemorating the U.S. military ...

Observed the last Monday in May, Memorial Day honors those who lost their lives while in service to the United States during peace and war. Memorial Day is not a celebration but a solemn day to ...

In the United States, we have several holidays and observances that honor the armed forces. Among those is Memorial Day. Originally called "Decoration Day," Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday ...

For many Americans, Memorial Day weekend is an opportunity to gather with family and friends in celebration of the federal holiday. Originally called Decoration day, Memorial Day was created out of ...

The last few months have been some of the hardest that Delois Hammett has experienced as manager of Hammett Vault & Monument Co. in Carrollton. She is a firsthand witness to the toll that COVID-19 has ...

What began in May 2020 at Machpelah/Hudson Cemetery and Crematory in North Bergen as a visit to find the graves of several West New Yorkers who had died in wartime and are buried there became much ...