To commemorate the 220th anniversary of the death of Lord Nelson, we are running a series of articles this year exploring the life and times of the Norfolk-born hero. The fifth feature is written by ...

To commemorate the 220th anniversary of the death of Lord Nelson, we are running a series of articles this year exploring the life and times of ...

He joined HMS Agamemnon when Nelson called for volunteers at the beginning of the war with France ... son was baptised Horatio Nelson Allen, at Fakenham. Tom returned to sea four years after ...

The Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center, located at 4111 S. Georgia in Amarillo, will join other groups and the community in honoring the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day ...

A memorial to honour Royal Engineers who risked their lives during bomb operations near Wells-next-the-Sea in the Second World War has been unveiled.

Spokane has always been known for its support of veterans and the sacrifices made in battle. The high price paid by the ...

CONCORD, N.H. — In the New Hampshire State House Hall of Flags this month, there’s a Purple Heart medal resting atop a ...

Trains came to a halt, cars pulled to the side of the road and no plane arrived or departed in the Netherlands as the country ...

Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day's history goes back to the Civil War. It was was declared a national holiday by Congress in 1971, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Hero 99-year-old Second World War veteran Tony Jessop was the guest of honour as Severn Trent held a poignant VE Day memorial event at Derwent Dam. Army, Navy and RAF veterans from the water ...

Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on ... the preeminent veterans organization formed at the close of the Civil War. Membership reached its peak in 1890, when over 400,000 members were ...