Santa Ynez Valley will honor the men and women who gave their lives to protect the nation with a weekend of short ceremonies ...

The Farmington American Legion Unit 189 Auxiliary leaders Kim Lomas, left, and Vickie Heggen will hand out bright red poppy ...

Local artists’ response was strong, including special entries for consideration for a new award offered for artworks honoring ...

Veterans’ organization Friends of Rocky Versace is organizing a ceremony in Del Ray to commemorate the 68 people from ...

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial ...

More than a century after “In Flanders Fields,” the poppy still symbolizes Memorial Day and is used to honor our fallen ...

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 163 of North Platte will observe National Poppy Day May 23, a press release said.

Memorial Day observances and ceremonies will be held in the area on Monday. Below are some of the ceremonies that are planned to honor local veterans.

Tribune As Memorial Day draws near, the town of Haughton, small in size but vast in pride, has found powerful and deeply personal ways to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to the ...

In Flanders Fields The Poppies Blow…” These are the opening words of Col. John McCrae’s immortal poem (In Flanders Field) ...

The red poppy, or Remembrance Poppy, has been a symbol of lives lost to war since World War I (1914–1918). Also known as ...