With Memorial Day last week, I felt it appropriate to write something patriotic in honor of those who gave their last full measure of devotion to...
Under cloudy skies and with deep reverence, the Front Royal community gathered on Memorial Day to pay tribute to the men and women who made the...
The second annual “Salute to Service” Memorial Day weekend event was held Saturday, May 24, 2025, starting at 1 p.m. at the Gazebo-anchored Village Commons Park...
Each year on Memorial Day, thousands gather at Arlington National Cemetery to remember and honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to...
The Front Royal community will gather once again this Memorial Day to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to the nation....
Having inherited oversight of Memorial Day activities from Malcolm Barr Sr., who spearheaded resurrecting such events locally about a decade ago, Royal Examiner contacted Lt. Colonel...
Skip Rogers, founder and executive officer of Able Forces, is preparing for a special day in Front Royal that brings together remembrance, appreciation, and community spirit....
The Annual E. Wilson Morrison Early Act Club Memorial Day Ceremony took place on Thursday, May 8th, 2025 outside on the front lawn of the elementary...
I asked our contributing writer Malcolm Barr Sr., a lifelong journalist and retired U.S. government public affairs officer, with a lifelong affection for animals, particularly dogs,...
Front Royal gathered on the courthouse lawn under a sunny sky for its annual Memorial Day commemoration, a heartfelt tribute to those who paid the ultimate...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1860 held a solemn ceremony to honor the brave men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their...
On Monday, May 27th, the Front Royal community will gather on the lawn of the Warren County Courthouse to honor America’s fallen servicemembers during the annual...
As Memorial Day approaches, it is a poignant time to recall the enduring words of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, delivered during the Civil War on November...
As the summer season kicks off with the 2024 Memorial Day weekend and graduation festivities, the Virginia State Police emphasize the importance of safe, sober, and...
For the third consecutive year, the Town of Front Royal will mark the three-day Memorial Day weekend with a plethora of activities designed to mark the...
On Thursday, May 16, the Early Act students at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School (EWM) held their third annual pre-Memorial Day ceremony, paying tribute to those...
The 2023 Memorial Day weekend has unfortunately led to the loss of nine lives, which included four motorcyclists. The statistical count for this tragic weekend commenced...
The hallowed grounds of Winchester’s National Cemetery reverberated with the echoes of history this Memorial Day. Local citizens, the youth of Cub Scout Den 45, the...
In a stirring display of remembrance, the Town of Middletown held a Memorial Day ceremony at the local veterans memorial on May 29, 2023, bringing together...
The threat of rain, even thunderstorms for late morning to early afternoon in Front Royal, was replaced by sporadic sprinkles throughout Monday’s Memorial Day Commemoration of...
Beginning with the Revolutionary War, almost 1.4 million Americans have died in our nation’s wars, including about 667,000 killed in combat. We remember, honor, and mourn...
Saturday, May 27, was no ordinary day in Front Royal. As the sun shone brightly on a beautiful late spring afternoon, the melodic sounds of Jim...
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, honoring all who have died in service to the United States. It takes place annually on the last Monday...
Few tributes are as moving as the traditional flyover at a military funeral or important public event. The flyover is even more dramatic when one aircraft...
Travel and weather forecasts for the 2023 Memorial Day weekend have the Virginia State Police strongly encouraging all drivers to be prepared before heading out to...
This Memorial Day, millions of American families will take time to honor the memory of the men and women who lost their lives fighting in one...
For the second consecutive year, the Town of Front Royal will mark the three-day Memorial Day weekend with twin ceremonies, one on Memorial Day, May 29,...
It began with the stark reality. After World War I, in fields and towns throughout Europe, poppies began growing everywhere. Scientists said the growth on the...
Flag-waving third to fifth-grade students of E. Wilson Morrison elementary school in downtown Front Royal on Thursday (May 18) paid an early Memorial Day weekend tribute...
Memorial Day will be commemorated at four special ceremonies hosted by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) on Monday, May 29, 2023. All of these...