Veterans Day is intended to commemorate and celebrate the service of members of the United States military, but its origins were rooted in the aftermath of World War I.

Solemn words and patriotic melodies filled the air as Yale honored its veteran students and community members for Veterans Day. On Monday, the university held its annual ceremony at the World War I ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- June 12 marks a significant day in the United States, as on that date nearly 80 years ago, President Harry Truman signed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act. Now ...

Wilson said they typically hold three official events each year at the memorial, Memorial Day Observance, a 9-11 Remembrance and Veterans Day Ceremony. Covid-19 forced all canceled in 2020.

However, after World War I, its scope expanded to include all American military personnel who died in combat. In 1971, the US Congress declared Memorial Day a federal holiday, to be observed ...

Renaming Veterans Day as “Victory Day for World War I” and establishing May 8 as “Victory Day for World War II” is not “honoring our victories,” as Trump claims. It’s an erasure. An ...

On the 81st anniversary of D-Day, about 20 people gathered at WKFL Park in Homer on Friday, June 6, to remember those who ...

Veterans across the United States will gather on June 6, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the slashing of staff and programs ...

The annual Juneteenth celebration is returning to Staunton this weekend. Juneteenth itself is June 19 every year, but the celebrations have taken place on the weekends before and after the federal ...

Veterans across the United States will gather on June 6, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the slashing of staff and programs ...

This year, one of Rochesterfest’s biggest attractions won’t be a concert or a competition. From June 23-29, the Traveling ...

British-style flight helmet worn by B-17 co-pilot Charles Gutekunst of SaddleBrooke. Gutekunst, 98, continued flying after his retirement and last flew in 2013, when he was 94.