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Memorial Day has a complex history. At least 25 places claim to have originated the...

TGIF: The poppies in Flanders Fields continue to bloom

Inspired by the poem, "In Flanders Fields," Moina Michael of Georgia popularized poppies across the U.S. to honor and remember service members.

Memorial Day is more than just a chance to get the year's first sunburn. It's a time to remember the people who sacrificed their lives for their country.

AtholCommanders of local service organizations will hold flag raising and wreath laying ceremonies at the following locations: VVA Park on Starrett Avenue at 9:15 a.m.; Phillips Park, across from the Uptown Common, at 9:30 a.m.; the Veterans of...

Remembering Memorial Day

Memorial Day is on Monday, May 31. You will probably be offered a red poppy at some point. But what does the red poppy signify on Memorial Day?

Memorial Day is on Monday. You will probably be offered a red poppy at some point. But what does the red poppy signify on Memorial Day?

[There’s more to Belgium that its world-famous beer, chocolate and fries (though you shouldn’t miss any of those). Enjoy fine art, canal tours and more.

Canadian Soldier Lt. Col. John McCrae was inspired back in the spring of 1915, to write the powerful poem, In Flanders Fields, after seeing a war-scarred