Memorial Day | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/memorial-day/RSS feed for Memorial DayenMon, 05 May 2025 17:17:23 +0000Meet the Dedicated Volunteers Who Honor World War II's Fallen American Service Members by Adopting Their Graveshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-the-dedicated-volunteers-who-honor-world-war-iis-fallen-american-service-members-by-adopting-their-graves-180986538/Europe will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender on May 8. But thousands of locals remain committed to preserving year-round the memories of those killed while fighting to liberate the continentMon, 05 May 2025 17:17:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-the-dedicated-volunteers-who-honor-world-war-iis-fallen-american-service-members-by-adopting-their-graves-180986538/A Century Ago, the Lincoln Memorial's Dedication Underscored the Nation's Racial Dividehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-century-ago-the-lincoln-memorials-dedication-underscored-the-nations-racial-divide-180980150/Seating was segregated, and the ceremony's only Black speaker was forced to drastically revise his speech to avoid spreading "propaganda"Fri, 27 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-century-ago-the-lincoln-memorials-dedication-underscored-the-nations-racial-divide-180980150/An Exclusive Preview of the New World War I Memorialhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/exclusive-look-new-world-war-i-memorial-180980032/One sculptor and his team of artists take on the epic project of conveying the century-old conflict through a massive bronze installationMon, 23 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/exclusive-look-new-world-war-i-memorial-180980032/How D.C.'s Newly Unveiled WWI Memorial Commemorates the Global Conflicthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/world-war-i-memorial-unveiled-180977551/The space's central feature, a 60-foot-long wall of remembrance, remains unfinishedTue, 20 Apr 2021 19:45:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/world-war-i-memorial-unveiled-180977551/A Sculptor's Provocative Memorial Acknowledges the High Cost of Conflicthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/casualty-of-war-77169587/Paul Thek's haunting sculpture looks beyond the pomp of traditional battle memorialsSun, 01 May 2005 03:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/casualty-of-war-77169587/This Artwork Recognizes the Sacrifices Made by Native American Soldiers in Vietnamhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/war-and-remembrance-116259008/Taking 'Best in Show' at the Northern Plains Tribal Art Show, the 2002 beadwork tableau is held in the collections of the American Indian MuseumMon, 01 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/war-and-remembrance-116259008/How Should We Memorialize Those Lost in the War on Terror?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-should-memorialize-those-lost-war-terror-180971006/Americans have erected countless monuments to wars gone by. But how do we pay tribute to the fallen in a conflict that might never end?Wed, 02 Jan 2019 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-should-memorialize-those-lost-war-terror-180971006/35 Places to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War Ihttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/WWI-cemeteries-around-world-180963437/These cemeteries, memorials and museums around the world remember the millions who died in the Great WarFri, 26 May 2017 19:28:12 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/WWI-cemeteries-around-world-180963437/