Here's what you should know. When is Memorial Day? Memorial Day falls on the last Monday in May, so the date moves around each each. In 2025, Memorial Day will be on Monday, May 26.

Both Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Indiana Gov. Mike Braun issued orders for flags to be flown at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day.. The federal holiday of Memorial Day had its origins in ...

This Memorial Day, assuming you wake up early enough, you may notice the United States flag at half-staff. When you get up matters, because only on Memorial Day, Old Glory flies at half-staff ...

Until noon, the flag flies at half-staff as a memorial for the nation's war dead; for the rest of the day, it flies full and high in a salute to living veterans. But n ot everyone has a flagpole ...

We often show respect by displaying flags on Memorial Day, but many don’t know the special flag traditions and etiquette for the day. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

Flags are half-staff across Texas today, as Gov. Greg Abbott ordered them lowered to honor the victims of the deadly Texas ...

According to the U.S. flag code, the U.S. flag should not be embroidered on things such as cushions or handkerchiefs and the ...

For many volunteers helping place flags at each of Wood National Cemetery's 35,000 graves ahead of Memorial Day, the service has deep roots. "I like the honor of being able to place the flag in my ...

On Memorial Day, the flag most people think about is the American flag, Old Glory, symbol of our nation.Whether it is a huge banner waving high in the soft breeze of early summer or one of the ...

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. — A new Memorial Day tradition began this weekend at John Knox Village, where volunteers raised about 100 American flags outside the community’s recently built Veterans Memorial.