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PBS and an All-Star Cast Present the 34th Annual National Memorial Day Concert, Live From the U.S. Capitol

Commemorate Memorial Day and honor our armed forces with a concert at the Capitol.

By Christina Zeiders

US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

Victims’ relatives and dignitaries will convene Sunday at the places where hijacked jets crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.

By The Associated Press

His hometown didn’t have a veterans memorial, so this teen built one himself

Olivia, Minnesota didn’t have a veterans memorial, so an Eagle Scout decided to take action.

By NPR

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Architect behind World Trade Center memorial to redesign Tree of Life synagogue

Tree of Life Rabbi Jeffrey Myers said the new space is the beginning of the synagogue’s efforts to create a “Makom Kodesh,” a safe space for the community.

By Lucy Perkins/WESA

‘We must remember’: Biden, Harris memorialize COVID-19 victims

President-elect Joe Biden addressed a grieving nation on Tuesday after the United States had earlier in the day passed 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus.

By NPR

War memorial in Pittsburgh vandalized on Memorial Day eve

The statue of a World War I doughboy in the city's Lawrenceville neighborhood was splashed with red paint.
By The Associated Press




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