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

The Honor Guard of the Cassadaga American Legion Post 1280 paid tribute to fallen veterans in 12 cemeteries. Members of the ...

San Diegans honored fallen service members Monday with ceremonies, live performances and wreath-laying events across the ...

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9305 held a Memorial Day service at Evergreen Cemetery with solemn speeches and a gun ...

Many in Chattanooga recognized the true meaning of Memorial Day, and remembered those who served our country who are no ...

More than 80 years after he died in the attack on Pearl Harbor, John Connolly was finally laid to rest – not as an unknown in ...

Taking part in a 21-gun salute are Army veteran Norbert Francis, left to right, Navy veteran Dave VanHook and Army reserve ...

EVART — The annual Memorial Day ceremony in Evart on Monday morning was well-attended once again.

As we've seen, gun salutes trace their roots to early naval traditions. "Salute by cannon or artillery is a military tradition that originated in the 14th century," according to the Arlington ...

By 1730, the Royal Navy was prescribing 21 guns for certain anniversary dates, although this was not mandatory as a salute to the Royal family until later in the eighteenth century. Several famous ...