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Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III returned to Washington DC this Memorial Day weekend to honor more than 600,000 fallen service members at USAA's Poppy Wall of Honor. The son of two Army veterans urged Americans to remember the true meaning behind their long weekend.
Black Rifle Coffee co-founder Mat Best released "Folded Flag," a country music video honoring fallen service members ahead of Memorial Day. The former Army Ranger and CIA contractor continues his mission to support military families through music and service.
Major League Baseball will pause games nationwide at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day for a unified moment of silence. Players will wear red poppies with "Lest We Forget" inscribed on their jerseys to honor service members who made the ultimate sacrifice.
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is expanding free admission to all veterans starting this Memorial Day weekend, honoring Americans whose military service was shaped by the September 11 attacks. The move extends a program previously limited to active-duty personnel, recognizing that millions now serving weren't even alive on that day.
The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation needs hundreds of volunteers this Saturday to place 200,000 flowers on graves at Arlington National Cemetery. The tradition honors more than 400,000 fallen service members in a moving tribute that dates back to 2011.
The Riverton American Legion needs volunteers this Saturday to place flags on veteran graves before Memorial Day. Anyone can show up at 8 AM to help honor those who served.
Dozens of volunteers placed 5,000 flags at veterans' gravesites across two Nebraska cemeteries ahead of Memorial Day. The community also installed 40 new trash receptacles and restored the veterans memorial through donations and grants.
More than a dozen 4-H club members and honor society students spent a day making their New York village shine. For over 10 years, they've turned spring cleaning into a friendly competition that protects both people and wildlife.
A Massachusetts community transformed a veterans cemetery into a sea of flags before Memorial Day, speaking each fallen hero's name aloud. In just 90 minutes, 150 volunteers ensured every veteran would be remembered.
Denver Broncos lineman Garett Bolles spent Memorial Day weekend honoring over 50 Korean and Vietnam War veterans before their first trip to Washington, D.C. His grandfather, a Korean War veteran, passed away earlier this year.
After a news story revealed that Waukesha's first Memorial Day march might not happen, dozens of volunteers flooded in to save the day. Now the VFW post is celebrating both the march and a community that showed up when it mattered most.
Volunteers in Springfield, Missouri spent Memorial Day honoring fallen heroes by placing American flags at 13,000 graves. The program has grown five times larger in just four years.
Katherine Legge will attempt to become the first woman to complete motorsport's "Double" on Memorial Day weekend, racing in both the Indy 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. Only one driver has ever finished all 1,100 miles of this grueling challenge.
When a Pennsylvania police department posted about an overwhelmed cemetery, volunteers showed up the very next morning. The century-old Locust Grove Cemetery is now getting the care it needs thanks to community members rallying together.
The City of Framingham needs volunteers to honor more than 5,000 veterans by placing flags on their graves before Memorial Day. Community members of all ages can join this meaningful tradition starting May 16.
This Saturday, volunteers will gather at Lakeview Cemetery to place flags on veterans' graves, continuing a beloved New Canaan tradition that honors fallen service members while bringing the community together. The VFW Post 653 coordinates the effort, which involves planting flags at hundreds of gravesites ahead of Memorial Day.
Cancer survivor Jacob Kam and his mother Betty Lou are among hundreds of volunteers who help thousands release glowing lanterns into the Pacific each Memorial Day. What started as a televised Buddhist ceremony in Hawaii has become a beloved tradition where strangers share grief and find peace together.
Thousands will gather at Ala Moana Beach this Memorial Day for Hawaii's beloved lantern floating ceremony, and organizers need volunteers to make the magic happen. The free event honors fallen service members and loved ones in one of the nation's largest Memorial Day observances.
After tornadoes ripped through Rogers, Arkansas on Memorial Day 2024, the nearly century-old Victory Theater is set to welcome audiences back this April. A generous donation kept performers rehearsing while their beloved home was rebuilt.
At 87, Holocaust survivor Paul Sved finds comfort knowing his son Richard will preserve his wartime memories for future generations. The father-son partnership represents this year's Holocaust Memorial Day theme of bridging generations.
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