Memorial Day

Honoring service, supporting families: VRCN partners unite to help Americans remember fallen service members and support their loved ones this Memorial Day.

In 2004, USMC Cpl. Jason Lee Dunham made a decision that would save his fellow Marines.

Remembering Cheektowaga native and Army Pfc. Neil Ellis Bateman, who was killed in action in Vietnam in May 1967.

Each Memorial Day, Americans give pause to honor those who gave their lives in service. Among them is Army Staff Sgt. Keith M. Maupin.

VA invites Veterans, their families, caregivers, survivors, and the public to honor fallen service members by attending Memorial Day ceremonies at VA National Cemeteries, VA Medical Centers, and surrounding communities across the country.

On Memorial Day and the days leading up to it, Americans from across the country will gather at cemeteries and memorials to honor and remember the service members who sacrificed everything in defense of our nation and freedoms.

Each year, I return to honor my old corpsman's memory and reflect on serving together.

Memorial Day is a time for remembrance, but also an opportunity to celebrate the service of those who have come before us.

On Memorial Day, we honor our fallen heroes and remember the sacrifices made by our Veterans and service members in defending our freedom.

On Memorial Day and the days leading up to it, [...]

the NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT will air on PBS and stream nationwide on YouTube on Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. E.T.

Carry The Load, an organization dedicated to remembering the fallen, will visit 34 VA National Cemeteries traveling 20,000 miles along five separate routes covering all continental 48 states known as the National Relay for Memorial May 2024.