Presidents Sometimes Use 4th of July Celebrations to Unveil Major Policies. Most Times, They Don't. The past offered little guidance for President Trump on whether to make a major policy announcement on the Fourth of July...
Pilots Who Conducted Iran Strikes Invited to White House on July 4, Raising Security Concerns The B-2 Spirit bomber pilots and crew involved with the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities last month have been invited to...
Independence Day Events On this Fourth of July, celebrate our country’s freedom with the following holiday events offered for Independence Day.
2025 Fourth of July Military Discounts Service members and families are being honored with a variety of military discounts to celebrate July 4th.
The Declaration of Independence Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most...
The Reverence for Old Glory that Inspired Flag Day Arose Decades After Betsy Ross Sewed Her First The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her...
Wreaths Across America: Honoring Fallen Service Members It happens each December: Volunteers and others place live wreaths on veterans’ gravesites in what has become a holiday...
National Memorial Day Parade Hosted by the American Veterans Center, the National Memorial Day Parade returns along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C...
Memorial Day Flag Etiquette: A Complete Guide to Honoring the US Flag Learn Memorial Day flag etiquette, including when to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff and how to honor the fallen with proper...
White House Says Trump’s Proposal to Rename Veterans Day Has Been Scrapped The White House has backed off President Donald Trump’s stunning social media proposal to change the name of Veterans Day to...
Fired Space Force Officer Approved to Be Air Force's No. 2 Civilian Leader In a 52-46 party-line vote, the Senate approved former Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier to become the under secretary of the Air...
‘I Came Home Different': What They Don't Tell You About Life After Service "No one tells you that you might survive everything and still wake up years later wondering what the hell you're doing here."
Schumer Asks US Army to Award New York Hero with Medal of Honor Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis died in 2013 during a Taliban raid on Forward Operating Base Ghazni in Afghanistan.
Navy Torpedo Boat Abandoned in South Carolina Waters. Now the Owner Has Been Arrested These days, the only threat posed by a 120-foot-long Navy torpedo vessel is to the marsh outside of Charleston, S.C., where...
Marine Veteran Dies After Shooter Lying in Wait Ambushed Police Who Parked to Eat Lunch An Ohio police department says one of its officers is dead after a shooter lying in wait ambushed him and another officer as...
![flags in front of each headstone for "Flags-In" at Arlington National Cemetery](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-05/ApNewsroom_Pictures_of_the_Week-North_America-Photo_Gallery_06435.jpg?itok=3sAEnOOy "A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, places flags in front of each headstone for "Flags-In" at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Thursday, May 25, 2023, to honor the Nation's fallen military heroes ahead of Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)")
