As Michigan residents honor fallen military personnel over Memorial Day, many will wear a delicate, red poppy – in remembrance of the lives lost on battlefields where these flowers once grew. "The red ...

WASHINGTON — Thousands of visitors and veterans strolled through USAA’s Poppy Wall of Honor over Memorial Day weekend. One side of the exhibit shared the history of the poppy flower as a symbol of ...

This video is no longer available. The Poppy Wall of Honor organized by USAA returned to the National Mall for the sixth year in honor of Memorial Day. The temporary installation features 600,000 ...

Memorial Day, one of the United States' first federal holidays in several months, is almost here. For many, it marks the unofficial start of summer as pools and outdoor activities open up, even though ...

Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of travel and ...

Memorial Day celebrations started in 1868, but it took more than 100 years for it to become an official U.S. holiday. Some believe we should not say "Happy Memorial Day" to living servicemembers, but ...

USA, — Memorial Day stands as America's most significant annual observance dedicated to honoring fallen military personnel. Observed on the final Monday of May, this federal holiday has evolved from ...

The first national observance was shortly after the American Civil War and was then called Decoration Day. Veterans decorated war graves with blooming flowers. FILE - A member of the Army visits ...