The 21-gun salute is one of the highest military honors, performed for dignitaries, heads of state and fallen service members. But what exactly is it? And why 21 shots? In military tradition ...

It may be noted that 21 was the number of states in the Union at that time. For a time thereafter, it became customary to offer a salute of one gun for each state in the Union, although in ...

The president-elect will witness a 21-gun salute from members of the U.S. military, as he did when he first became president ...

The Museum of the American G.I. is holding a Remembering the Fallen event to commemorate Memorial Day. Remembering the Fall ...

Memorial Day was marked with solemn ceremonies across Acadiana, honoring service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. In ...

The Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs hosted a special Memorial Day ceremony Monday at the Capitol, one of ...

St. John’s UCC Orwigsburg Pastor Jeff Johnson provided the invocation and benediction. Nashville recording artist Valerie ...

Across the country, communities gathered to remember fallen veterans at churches, cemeteries and other public spaces.