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On This Day, May 26: USS Bennington explodes, killing dozens
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFile Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy On this date in history: In 1864, U.S. President Abraham...
Congressional Medal of Honor Museum reopens with immersive exhibits at Patriot's Point
ABC News 4 Charleston· 16 hours agoThe reopening of the Congressional Medal of Honor Museum at Patriot's Point was a special one to...
South Shore 2024 Memorial Day parades, ceremony abound. There's likely one in your town
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMemorial Day will not go unnoticed along the South Shore this year. The holiday – which falls on...
Memorial Day’s origins and why it matters | Letters to the editor
Sun-Sentinel· 21 hours agoOriginally known as Decoration Day, it derived from when flowers were placed on graves of the dead...
Ask Sam: History of Memorial Day
Winston-Salem Journal· 23 hours agoMonday is Memorial Day. Answer: During and after the Civil War, many communities had local observances to commemorate veterans from their ...
Letter to the editor: Remembering fallen soldiers
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 1 day agoThe Civil War, which ended in the spring of 1865, claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history and required the establishment ...
3 best Amazon Prime Video war movies you should watch on Memorial Day
Digital Trends via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThis film is based on the true story of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw (Broderick), the man who led the...
The Dispatch Monthly Mailbag with Grayson Logue
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe courses I’ve taken/plan to take are focused on modern American politics and the Civil War era. Bendegrow raised a great question ...
Our View: Memorial Day belongs first to our war dead
North Platte Telegraph· 2 days agoThe Civil War had been over barely three years when Union Gen. John A. Logan called on all Northern veterans to observe “Decoration Day ...
Civil War veteran John Kapsa's unmarked grave receives headstone after 105 years after death
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAn immigrant soldier who fought for the North Kapsa hailed from the Czech Republic and served in...