NORFOLK, Va. Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of ...

People exiting Washington, D.C.’s U Street – African American Civil War Memorial – Cardozo Metro stop were welcomed by dozens of people chanting names into microphones on a blustery November morning.

The Franklin County NAACP has unveiled a monument honoring 70 African American men who served in the United States Colored ...

Gettysburg Memorial Day Parade Is One Of The Oldest In The Nation Gettysburg is known as the place where history was made—but ...

You might be asking yourself when the next federal holiday is. Well, it's coming up. Memorial Day is this month. Looking forward a day off and maybe grilling some burgers as part of observing the ...

A new monument honoring 70 Black men from Franklin County who served in the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War was ...

The African American Civil War Memorial. History's wars are inherent contradictions. While no one can endorse a violent collision of warring philosophies, there's no question that the sacrifices made ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — In Chesapeake, the lives and legacies of Afro Union Civil War soldiers were honored Thursday, making sure that those who served our country are not forgotten. More than ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of ...

The first national observance was shortly after the American Civil War and was then called Decoration Day. Veterans decorated war graves with blooming flowers. FILE - A member of the Army visits ...