Eighty years ago, on the black volcanic sands of Iwo Jima, one of the most brutal battles of World War II unfolded. The fight ...

A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it ...

Miss America and U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh honored fallen service members by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, paying tribute to those who ...

Each day, as we have learned, brings new information about another first for Black Americans. It is something that may go on ...

The National Interest is an award-winning online publication focusing on defense issues, national security, military affairs and hardware, foreign policy, and U.S. politics. The National Interest ...

There are 18 National Parks in Maryland as well as an additional 10 affiliated sites that partner with the National Park ...

The American flag is raised and lowered to mark significant national moments. U.S. Flag Day, held annually on June 14, was passed into law by President Harry Truman in 1949 "to commemorate the ...

Today is the last day flags will be flying at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter. Carter died in Plains, Georgia, Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. After Carter's death then ...

Patriot Day. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. National Firefighters Memorial Day. U.S. presidents can also declare that flags be flown at half-staff on the death of a notable person ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (DC News Now) — Roads were closed for a critical crash investigation in Arlington on Monday afternoon. The Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) said officers were called to Wilson ...

National Firefighters Memorial Day. President Dwight Eisenhower also issued a proclamation on the proper times for flying the flag at half-staff when government officials die: Thirty days for all ...

The residents of the south Kashmir town said it was perhaps for the first time that the national flag was hoisted on Republic Day at the Tral Chowk. The flag was jointly unfurled by an elderly, a ...