Tag: Memorial Day

Over 42 Million Americans Expected to Travel on Memorial Day Weekend: AAA

The upcoming Memorial Day weekend—the unofficial start of the summer travel season in the United States—is expected to be one of the busiest ever in the country. AAA, an automotive and trip-planning group, on May 15 projected 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home over the three-day holiday weekend. That’s a…


For Some, the War Never Ends

Pfc. Logan White served two tours in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in May 2011. But his family says Logan’s war did not end until Sept. 26, 2017, after a heroin overdose. “People should know there are other ways that people can lose their lives…


LIVE 8:30 PM ET: Victims of Mao Event

To honor the millions of Chinese people killed by Mao Zedong’s Chinese communist regime, Lisa Fifield organized the Victims of Mao event. It will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Utah State Capitol Rotunda on Nov. 7. This event is part of the national Victims of Communism Memorial Day remembrances which are…


LIVE NOW: Victims of Mao Event

To honor the millions of Chinese people killed by Mao Zedong’s Chinese communist regime, Lisa Fifield organized the Victims of Mao event. It will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Utah State Capitol Rotunda on Nov. 7. This event is part of the national Victims of Communism Memorial Day remembrances which are…


Victims of Mao Event

To honor the millions of Chinese people killed by Mao Zedong’s Chinese communist regime, Lisa Fifield organized the Victims of Mao event. It will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Utah State Capitol Rotunda on Nov. 7. This event is part of the national Victims of Communism Memorial Day remembrances which are…


80-Year-Old Navy Vet Dreams of Planting Flags at Snelling Cemetery to Honor Parents — Then He Gets His Day

It was a day to look forward to, definitely one to remember. Minnesota Navy vet Kenny Jary was gushing tears when he learned he’d snagged a date with Fort Snelling National Cemetery to plant flags before countless rows of headstones, commemorating the fallen heroes of this land the day before Memorial Day. Part of the…


Florida 10-Year-Old Accused of Fatally Shooting Woman Fighting With Her Mother

A 10-year-old Florida girl has been arrested after police say she retrieved a gun from her mother’s backpack and fatally shot a woman during a physical altercation between the two women on Memorial Day. The Orlando Police Department detained the unidentified girl and placed her in custody at the juvenile detention center on Tuesday, the…


America Is Worth Fighting For: Army Veteran Running for US Senate

Capt. Sam Brown, a U.S. Army veteran and purple heart recipient, was forced to give up his military career because of nearly being burnt alive during a combat mission in Afghanistan, but his injuries have not stopped him from continuing his service to his country. He is now running for the U.S. Senate in Nevada, he…


Bloody Memorial Day Weekend Sees Mass Shootings Across US Leaving Multiple Dead, More Injured

A string of shootings took place across the United States on one of the bloodiest Memorial Day weekends that left multiple people dead and dozens more injured. This Memorial Day weekend, spanning Saturday, Sunday, and the federal holiday on Monday, a total of 352 shootings occurred, according to the nonprofit research organization, the Gun Violence Archive (GVA)…


Bloody Memorial Day Weekend Sees Shootings Across US Leaving Multiple Dead, More Injured

A string of shootings took place across the United States on one of the bloodiest Memorial Day weekends that left multiple people dead and dozens more injured. This Memorial Day weekend, spanning Saturday, Sunday, and the federal holiday on Monday, a total of 352 shootings occurred, according to the nonprofit research organization, the Gun Violence Archive (GVA)…