Sault Ste. Marie honored and mourned U.S. military personnel who died while serving their nation with Decoration Day ...

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

Honor and remember fallen U.S. military members on Memorial Day 2025, observed on May 26th. Learn about its history, from Decoration Day and the Civil War to modern celebrations, traditions like ...

Originating as Decoration Day after the Civil War ... Symbols like the red poppy, inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields”, and the American flag, lowered in honor of the fallen, carry ...

A crowd gathered in Watseka’s Legion Park May 26 for Memorial Day services.

Surgeon Nathan Mayer even recited a poem he wrote: Also on May 30 ... In Andover, Massachusetts, a Decoration Day service was held that same day, which became an annual event.

Memorial Day, a federal holiday held the last Monday in May, is recognized this year on Monday, May 26. Most local and federal government offices are closed but many retail stores are open.

Though Memorial Day traces its origins to the years following the American Civil War in the mid-19th century, it did not ...

Early commemorations of Decoration Day ... in fields where countless soldiers had been buried in modern-day Belgium. The poem was published in 1915, three years before the war ended.

Memorial Day, celebrated this year on Monday, May 26, is a somber day to honor and reflect on servicemembers who paid the ultimate sacrifice for this country. Here are some ...

The VFW Post 756 and VFW Auxiliary of Devils Lake presented a program to remember and honor Memorial Day on Monday, May 26 at ...