Approximately 52% of Americans say Memorial Day has lost its original meaning. About 60% still associate the holiday with honoring fallen military members. Generational and regional differences affect ...

Most Americans, 52%, believe Memorial Day has lost its original meaning, according to a new poll. Photo from Chad Madden, UnSplash For many Americans, Memorial Day is not what it used to be, according ...

Officially, Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May (this year it's May 30), honors the war dead. Unofficially, the day honors the start of summer. (More on that in a moment.) The holiday was ...

Once upon a time, I lived a life where Memorial Day weekend marked the beginning of summer, with backyard barbecues and three days off from work and school. I was always touched by the parade and ...

DAYTON — Memorial Day sets aside time to honor the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Even after the day is over, some people volunteer their time to keep its mission front ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — On Thursday, volunteers at the Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery began preparing the grounds for its Memorial Day ceremony, among them Virginia Natural Gas employees, Boy ...

Veterans, service members, Gold Star families and the public gathered Monday under the hot sun and the live oak trees that line Biloxi National Cemetery for an annual ceremony honoring fallen service ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — If you stop by a grocery store on the Sunday before Memorial Day, you’ll find plenty of people like Mary Seager shopping for the last items needed for a family get-together. "I ...