- Just over a week before Memorial Day, local organizations came together Saturday in Norfolk to honor African American veterans of the Civil War. It was the second annual wreath laying at West ...

Unionville, a historic town in Talbot County founded by African Americans who fought in the Civil War, was home to an early Memorial Day remembrance today organized by the Col.

Juneteenth wreath laying ceremony at Raleigh National Cemetery. ... These men made up 10% of the Union Army and 25% of the Union Navy, according to the African American Civil War Memorial Museum.

World War I Memorial - 11 a.m. at the memorial (1493 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) or via live stream. African American Civil War Memorial - 11 a.m. at the memorial (1925 Vermont Avenue NW) ...

But few Americans are aware of the holiday’s roots in the Civil War’s aftermath, and of the heavy influence of African-Americans in the early celebrations of what used to be called Decoration Day.

SEWICKLEY (KDKA) - "Amazing Grace" closed out a wreath-laying ceremony on Sunday, honoring the sacrifices of the Tuskegee Airmen. Dozens of organizations, along with active and retired military ...