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Responding to my post yesterday about Google’s decision to leave Memorial Day uncommemorated, a friend reminded me about Gerard Manley Hopkins’s moving poem “The Solider.” Were I come o’er again’ ...

William C. Ross, 81, is a Tucson resident who spent 22 years working on- and off-air for radio stations in Knoxville, Tenn., Norfolk, Va., and Pittsburgh. In 2009, Ross, now retired, began writing a ...

SANNERVILLE, FRANCE - JUNE 05: Poppies blossom in the grass as 280 paratroopers take part in a parachute drop onto fields at Sannerville on June 05, 2019 at Sannerville, France. Veterans, families, ...

This is dedicated to all the men and women who have unselfishly and willingly put their lives on the line for those of us who have benefited from their bravery and sacrifice. We are an indebted nation ...

As I was looking around online Saturday, I happened to come across the text of President Obama’s Memorial Day weekend radio address. Here’s how it begins: Hi, everybody. This weekend is Memorial Day-a ...

PITTSFIELD — A crowd gathered at Pittsfield Cemetery on Monday, but there was no burial to be seen. Instead, a picture of one was painted with words. “Four soldiers tall and straight, wearing full ...

For many Americans, Memorial Day weekend is an opportunity to gather with family and friends in celebration of the federal holiday. Originally called Decoration day, Memorial Day was created out of ...