The Flowers of Remembrance ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier invites members of the public to place a single flower at the base of the tomb. It offers a rare opportunity to approach the iconic memorial up close.

The commander in charge of Army operations in Europe led Memorial Day tributes Sunday at the Somme American Cemetery, where some of the first American troops to die in combat on European soil are buried.

Thousands of visitors and veterans strolled through USAA’s Poppy Wall of Honor in Washington over Memorial Day weekend. 

After surviving the Confederates’ notorious Andersonville Prison, Union Army veteran Thomas O’Dea spent more than five years painstakingly drawing a detailed portrait of what was known as “Hell Upon Earth.” Today, Andersonville National Historic Site serves as the final resting place for more than 20,000 U.S. service members. 

Japan has, for the first time, identified human remains from the Battle of Okinawa using only DNA testing, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said in a recent announcement.

On a cool, overcast, misty Thursday morning, nearly 1,500 soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old Guard, placed more than 260,000 flags in just four hours.

Sgt. Reece Martin wanted to know more about his great uncle, Lawrence Martin, who landed in France on D-Day and died 10 days later. So he spent years finding out. Last week, on the 84th anniversary of the day Lawrence Martin enlisted, the Army celebrated his service and presented medals to the family.

The medical badge test consists of many facets, including a litter obstacle course and casualty evacuation. The gauntlet of challenges culminates with a 12-mile road march that candidates must complete in three hours or less.

The new national war memorial called “Flames of Honor” will commemorate post-9/11 service members who died in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A Navy corpsman killed during the Battle of Okinawa will be the first American in five years added to a memorial on the island commemorating the battle.