South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...

Special programming will explore the holiday's history and honor those who died in military service with flag ceremonies and ...

Parente and Village Clerk Joanna Palumbo, who’s helping organize the event, said their goal with the Field of Honor is to ...

In the case of Pope Francis, “the president may order the flag to be flown at half-staff to mark the death of other officials, former officials, or foreign dignitaries,” according to the VA. “In ...

As of early Monday, the governor's office still had half-staff flag status for the death of Pope Francis. Will Texas lower flags for fallen officers?

It was a walk of remembrance of heroes, past and present. Carry the Load, a non-profit organization that honors fallen heroes and first responders, sponsored the annual Memorial ...

I photograph people with the Stars and Stripes and ask them what the flag means to them. Pictured here is retired Marine Robert Frazier, running across his family’s cornfield in Harrisonburg, Virginia ...

Urbana's VFW Post #630 becomes home to history honoring Marine Cpl. Richard L. “Dick” Pittman, who lost his life on Iwo Jima, ...

When The Moving Wall visited Concord in 1990, it drew hundreds of visitors who came to remember friends and loved ones who never came home from the Vietnam War. Many of them left flags, flowers and ...

As the Breakers run down the field to embrace Matson, the French women gather themselves to shake the Americans’ hands. One ...

Honor moments of remembrance by flying the flag at half-staff correctly. Discover its meaning, historical roots, and proper display etiquette.