Omaha hosts Memorial Day Ceremony at Memorial Park

Tyler funeral home hosts Memorial Day ceremony

TYLER, Texas (KETK) -- The Tyler Memorial Funeral Home held a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday with activities aimed at honoring the legacies of fallen service members. Tyler Police Department deploys extra officers for Memorial Day weekend The ceremony was held at Tyler Memorial Park Cemetery with appearances from Gold Star Mom Robin Goodman and retired U.S. Marine Col. Mike Reilly. Veteran organizations and community leaders helped bring…

Why the Sand from Omaha Beach Still Tells the Story of American Heroes on Memorial Day

Honoring the Fallen, Far from Home Every Memorial Day, Americans pause to remember the men and women who gave their lives in service to the country. But across the ocean in Normandy, France, a special tribute takes place that many Americans never see. At the Normandy American Cemetery, nearly 10,000 white marble crosses stand in neat rows. Each one marks the grave of a U.S. service member who died during the D-Day invasion and the battle that fo…

Families remember the fallen in ceremony at Omaha’s Memorial Park

There were skydivers bringing down Old Glory down to Earth for this ceremony, and pancakes were served up by one of Nebraska’s U.S. Senators.

Omaha hosts Memorial Day Ceremony at Memorial Park

It's an Omaha tradition, the Memorial Day ceremony at Memorial Park.