While the federal holiday has unofficially become the day many think of as the beginning of summer, the day was established to honor members of the U.S. military who have died in service to their ...

Each year, Americans pay tribute to those who have lost their lives fighting for the United States on Memorial Day, but how are flags supposed to be flown on the observance date? Memorial Day occurs ...

U.S. and Michigan flags will be flown at half-staff on Memorial Day to honor fallen service members. Flags are flown at half-staff on other occasions, including Peace Officers Memorial Day and Patriot ...

May 26 will be observed as the Memorial Day in the United States, commemorating the men and women who died while in the military service. In their honor, there are certain rules that need to be ...

While we gather with family and friends over Memorial Day weekend, it’s important to remember that it’s meant as a time to honor those who died serving our country -- a day for reflection and ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Flags were lowered to half-staff Monday in recognition of Memorial Day. According to a directive from Gov. Bob Ferguson, flags were to be lowered at sunrise and raised at noon or ...

American flags will be lowered across the country to fly at half-staff to reflect the solemnity of Memorial Day on Monday morning. The flags will be lowered at sunrise and will remain flying in that ...

A few days before Memorial Day, Joanne Malmstedt sat at a folding table in a parking lot at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, surrounded by trucks and supplies and volunteers, studying several maps in ...

WILL BE FIREWORKS. LATER. KMBC NINE S ALAN SHOPE WAS IN LEE’S SUMMIT AS CREWS AT JOHN KNOX VILLAGE PREPARE FOR THEIR MEMORIAL DAY EVENT TOMORROW. IT’S ALWAYS BEEN A BIG THING IN MY FAMILY. JIM SMITH ...

On Memorial Day, the American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon in honor of those U.S. military members who died in service. At noon, the flag is raised to full-staff as a "symbol of ...