Tag: Memorial Day

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The Arlington Ladies Remember Every Servicemember Buried At Arlington National Cemetery

Many of our servicemembers are laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. For Memorial Day, we tell the story of a group who makes sure every servicemember buried there is properly remembered.

The “Murph Challenge,” A Grueling Memorial Day Workout In Tribute To A Navy SEAL

Here's a Memorial Day tradition: an exhausting CrossFit workout in honor of a Medal of Honor winner and Navy SEAL who gave his life while serving in Afghanistan.

James Garfield Had A Lot To Say On Memorial Day

If you miss the speeches that often come at a Memorial Day ceremony, we have a story for you: the story of the speech future president James A. Garfield gave at the first Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. It was, shall we say, not a short speech.

The Many One True Birthplaces Of Memorial Day

Officially, the community that started Memorial Day is Waterloo, New York. But Waterloo is definitely not the only place with a Memorial Day origin story.