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The family of Eddie Gallagher, the decorated Navy SEAL veteran of eight combat tours currently facing war crimes charges over allegations that members of Congress say video proves untrue, is speaking out this Memorial Day weekend about the “terror” Navy prosecutors have put them through.

Vice President Mike Pence took time on Monday to honor American military who died in service to the country and issue a charge to others: remember them, and live in a way worthy of the freedom their deaths have won.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is running for president in 2020, but he did not appear for any Memorial Day events on Monday.

Every year on Memorial Day at the cemetery at Belleau Wood in France the United States Marine Corps honors their fallen Marines who saved Paris during World War I from the German army.

Every Memorial Day, I think about those men and women I know who died in combat against our nation’s enemies. I think especially about the families who lost Marines under my command and how I owe it to them to ensure that I preserve not only their memory, but the safety and security of the very nation for which they gave their lives.

United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials have projected summer 2019 will see a ten million traveler volume increase from 2018.

Johnny Spann, father of Mike Spann, described the early release of Islamic terrorist John Walker Lindh from federal prison as a “disgrace.”

The domestic box office was not supposed to look like this going into Memorial Day of 2019, and it doesn’t look as though this Memorial weekend is going to be a barn burner.

President Donald Trump could pardon several members of the military accused or convicted of war crimes on or around Memorial Day, two U.S. officials told the New York Times on Saturday.

Israelis came to a two-minute standstill on Wednesday to honor the memory of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism on the country’s Memorial Day.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) ended his aspirations for a third term as the number of shot and wounded in Chicago continues to rise.

At least 21 individuals were shot, two fatally, during a 14-hour time period on Monday in gun-controlled Chicago. The wounded included children as young as 11 years old.

Over 1,000 people have been shot in gun-controlled Chicago year-to-date and more than 200 people have been killed.

First Lady Melania Trump is scheduled to make her first public appearance since undergoing a kidney procedure in early May, hosting Gold Star families at a Monday Gold Star Families Memorial Day Reception alongside husband President Donald Trump.

The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A honored fallen service members by setting aside an empty table to remember those who lost their lives defending our country.

On Memorial Day, Camp Pendleton unveiled a Vietnam Memorial honoring 2,706 American heroes killed in action during the Vietnam War.

Thirty-eight people were shot, at least eight fatally, in gun-controlled Chicago over Memorial Day Weekend.

The Atlanta Braves posted a picture on their Twitter account Monday, showing a fan holding an umbrella over a JROTC member during a Memorial Day ceremony at Suntrust Park.

Monday on CNN’s “New Day,” former Green Beret Nate Boyer reflected on Memorial Day and what it means, saying fallen soldiers did not die for patriotism or the Constitution or even the American flag, but rather their fellow countrymen. “My

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke said on Monday’s Breitbart News Daily that he “absolutely” supports a wall on the U.S. southern border with Mexico for a host of reasons, including national security.

This Memorial Day weekend, thousands of Americans headed to the Arlington National Cemetery to honor those who served and sacrificed.

Liberal radio host and CNN contributor Dean Obeidallah apologized after mistaking the uniform of a deceased U.S. Army Captain for a “Nazi outfit” on Sunday.

“All ages, all races — the only requirement to be in this group is you have to have served or still serve as an active duty Special Forces soldier. If you haven’t done that, then you can’t do this. You can’t be in this club,” he said.

Thousands of people are visiting Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day weekend. Arlington is Ground Zero for honoring and remembering the brave men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice so Americans can enjoy freedom every day of the year.

Members of Congress and military leaders joined American Humane to present four retired U.S. military dogs with K-9 Medal of Courage Awards last week on Capitol Hill.

President Donald J. Trump recognized Memorial Day on Monday, placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Cemetery.

President Donald J. Trump issued a Memorial Day proclamation for all Americans to remember military heroes who lost their lives in the defense of freedom.

WASHINGTON, DC — More than 645,000 poppies displayed at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial for Memorial Day weekend represented the military men and women who have given their lives since World War I to defend the freedom of Americans.

NASCAR driver David Ragan said he was in “awe” of the service men and women of our military, and spoke at length about the “pride” he takes in representing fallen heroes during an interview with Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM.

As many as one million bikers rode into the nation’s capital on Memorial Day weekend during the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice so that Americans can enjoy the freedoms we have today.

Chicago’s Memorial Day weekend got a brutal start with 23 people shot and four killed from Friday afternoon to Saturday evening. And there are still two more days of the holiday weekend to go.

Lance Corporal Jimmy Reddington died at 19-years-old in Vietnam in March 1967, just a few months after he arrived there in December 1966. He was the life of Scranton, by all accounts, before he left to serve his country in one of the most gruesome wars in U.S. history.

Memorial Day weekend is set aside to honor the military men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms, but it’s also the unofficial start of summer. This year, experts say, the largest number of Americans since 2005 is hitting the road.

A western central Texas community jumped in to help an area veterans group raise funds to restore a war memorial that mysteriously sustained thousands of dollars of damage in the past week.

A mystery surrounds what caused the destruction of four commemorative granite tablets, part of a Central Texas war veterans monument, the weekend before Memorial Day.

The outgoing head of Military Intelligence issued a stern warning to Israel’s enemies against launching attacks on Israel during the upcoming holiday season, amid increasing tension on the country’s northern and southern borders.