Memorial Day

Memorial Day weekend 2024 could be busiest for travel in nearly 20 years

This year is expected to be one of the busiest travel years in nearly two decades, with about 43.8 m...

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Memorial Day weekend 2024 could break travel records. Here's what to know.

Despite another month of spring technically still ahead, travelers often view Memorial Day weekend a...

us | 4 months ago

Fired up about barbecue costs this Memorial Day? Blame the condiments.

Having friends and family over for a Memorial Day barbecue will cost you more this year, with the pr...

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Storytelling program created by actor Tom Skerritt helps veterans returning home

Actor Tom Skerritt understands first-hand how storytelling could help U.S. veterans returning home a...

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Ashley White died patrolling alongside Special Forces in Afghanistan. The U.S. Army veteran was a pioneer for women soldiers.

Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the fi...

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Biden honors fallen troops on Memorial Day, praising commitment "not to a president," but to idea of America

President Joe Biden honored U.S. troops who sacrificed their lives for the country Monday, visiting ...

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Cpl. Jessica Ellis died in Iraq helping others. Her father remembers his daughter and the "ultimate sacrifices" military women make on Memorial Day.

The knock at the door came at nighttime on Mother's Day 2008 in Oregon, where Jessica Ellis' parents...

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What's open and closed for Memorial Day? See which stores and restaurants are operating today.

With Memorial Day finally here, Americans from coast to coast are gearing up to celebrating the holi...

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