Emotions ran high as speakers recalled the sacrifices of their fallen “brothers and sisters,” with more than 58,000 names of ...

Veterans' families recently helped a St. Augustine company produce personalized, handcrafted memorial plaques for other families of 'fallen heroes'.

Kris Morgan, an Air Force veteran from Guthrie, Oklahoma, uses his nonprofit Veteran Flags by Vets to provide therapeutic ...

Despite the patriotic intentions of marking the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, unexpected booms of fireworks ...

The 4th of July is a holiday that means national celebration. But what that looks like has changed through the decades. From ...

From placing flags on veterans' graves to preserving local history, volunteers like Sandra Hendrickson are dedicated ...

Apple pie and hot dogs often take center stage on the Fourth of July, but the real stars are the men and women who served and ...

Two American World War II veterans, Bob Wilson and Peter Sanzo, were honored with the French Legion of Honour on Thursday at the American Legion in La Mesa.

Over time, Memorial Day’s origin story became associated with the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization of Union veterans that established Decoration Day as a national observance on ...