Remembering those ‘that gave all’: Colorado Freedom Memorial in Aurora honors fallen servicemen
A 1,000-pound bronze bell, forged in honor of Colorado’s fallen, tolled several times during the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday morning.
Memorial Day
Colorado vets go through hundreds of unclaimed cremated remains to give comrades dignified memorial
A motorcycle escort rumbled slowly along the pavement that cuts through meandering rows of identical white headstones at Denver’s Fort Logan National Cemetery, making its way toward a pavilion where dozens of military veterans converged under a brilliant late April sky for a long-overdue rite.
Krannawitter: From Decoration Day to Memorial Day, the history of honoring those who gave all
What is now officially Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day, a uniquely American holiday born from the ashes of the America War.