The first widely observed Memorial Day took place on May 30, 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of the union soldiers who were ... with recitation of the Hallel prayer, as befitting any joyous ...

Chapter members reflected on the contributions of Vietnam veterans to American ... Veterans Day in 2017. It was the first time Vietnam Veterans of Somerset County met at their memorial at the ...

Service members, families, retirees, and veterans gathered at the installation’s Community Club, May 1, to participate in ...

FLAT ROCK — ­All faiths are invited to the National Day of Prayer at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. According to one of the coordinators and Flat Rock Community Foundation trustee, Jeremiah North ...

See all MS openings Confederate Memorial Day was created in Georgia on April 26, 1866. It honored the deaths of Confederate soldiers on the first anniversary of the day that Confederate Gen.

When is Memorial Day 2025? Memorial Day in 2025 will be observed on Monday, May 26. Is Memorial Day the same date every year? Every year, Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May.

Memorial Day is ... U.S. Many people confuse Memorial Day with Veterans’ Day, but they’re completely different. “The holiday was created to honor the many American men and women who died ...

While we were treating him, I held his hands in mine and said a prayer ... This Memorial Day, that list is longer than any in recent memory. More than 1,200 civilians and soldiers were murdered ...

1983: The first National Day of Prayer observance, organized by the NPC, takes place at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. with featured speakers Vice President George Bush and Dr. Lloyd ...

Virginia Square’s newly renovated American Legion Post 139 plans to host its first-ever veterans art exhibit over Memorial Day weekend. Highlighting art by Northern Virginia veterans ...

Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day as a state holiday, one of only a few states to do so. The holiday is observed on the last Monday of April and commemorates Confederate soldiers who ...