Is It Respectful to 'Celebrate' Memorial Day? To "celebrate" means that you take time and space to acknowledge the human impact of a particular day or event.
At the VA, This Memorial Day Feels Different "This year's Memorial Day offers us some ability to return to those gatherings, but it still won't be the same."
Memorial Day for Those Who Fall at Home I never want to forget Mary Jo Coleman. Just because she didn't die in war doesn't mean she doesn't count.
Poppy Wall of Honor Will Stay Virtual for Memorial Day 2021 Visitors can dedicate a virtual poppy to anyone who died in a military conflict, a number that included 645,000 service...
In Time for Memorial Day, VA and Arlington Remove COVID Restrictions at Cemeteries Gathering size restrictions as well as mask and social distancing requirements have been removed.
In Their Own Words: Military Widows Honor Their Husbands There is no one to whom Memorial Day means more than the family of those killed in defense of our nation. These are their...
Capitol Insurrection Fallout Means Filmed Showing for Beloved Memorial Day Concert You can't hold a concert on the Capitol West Lawn if it's still closed for security concerns after the events of Jan. 6, 2021...
Vets Group Celebrates New DC Motorcycle Ride Location After Pentagon Rejection The new organizers for a massive motorcycle ride through the nation's capital say it will now start at RFK Stadium.
Americans Gather for Virtual Tributes to Honor Fallen Troops on Memorial Day The ban on public gatherings has transformed Memorial Day tributes to the nation's war dead.
Honoring a Father I Don't Remember on Memorial Day "An estimated 20,000 children lost fathers on the American side of the Vietnam War."
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...