MY phone rang on Thursday, 26 June, 2025 and a long-standing friend was on the line. “I know you are from Owo”, he began. “And I know you will want to comment on the ongoing controversy over Akeredolu ...

Learn more about the featured stories of fallen and wounded service members and their families on the National Memorial Day Concert.

I want to say a big THANK YOU to all who have served in our past, present and future military. You have saved America and the civilized world more than once, and will do it again, if need be.

Hence the origin of Decoration Day — another name for Memorial Day — born of the practice of adorning graves with flowers. The first grassroots procession of what became Memorial Day, however, was in ...

Federal offices are closed Thursday June 19th for Juneteenth, but in South Carolina business will continue as usual at the state level. South Carolina does not recognize Juneteenth, but the state does ...

Lee Greenwood performed 'God Bless the USA' after President Donald Trump’s remarks at the military parade in Washington, D.C.