For many, Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, but the day's purpose is far more significant: honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

On Memorial Day, the American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon and then raised to the top until sunset.

Memorial Day began as Decoration Day in 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War. Then it was formalized by an order ...

American flags will be flown at half-staff from sunrise until noon, then raised until sunset, to honor the nation's fallen.

Lois Schaefer, Bottineau, senior vice president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Department of North Dakota, gives ...

Flag etiquette ... The Three Oaks Flag Day Parade begins at 3 p.m. June 8, in downtown. The parade was founded in 1953 and today features more than 100 units, including veterans, color guards ...

In honor of Memorial Day, flags across the United States and Texas are required to fly at half-staff — but only until noon.