Jerry Miranda, secretary of Fleet Reserve Association Branch 70 (Poway) stands with a ship’s bell that was onced owned by his father, who was also a naval veteran. During the ceremony Miranda read the names of local veterans who have died within the past year. The bell was rung following each name. (Criselda Yee)

The “Rally for a Dream” called state and local legislators to action in the fight for statewide immigrant protections.

Speakers ask fellow citizens to remember the attributes that tie the nation together rather than those that divide us. Among the honored guests was retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John Borling, who spent six years as a POW in the Hanoi Hilton.

SPRING ARBOR, MI — Hundreds crowded around M-60 in Spring Arbor Monday afternoon for the town’s 50th annual Memorial Day parade. The event started at noon on May 26 with a service to honor military veterans at the parade and those who have died serving their country.

Hundreds gather in Boston on Memorial Day for the "Rally for a Dream" to honor veterans and protest for immigrant rights.

A Memorial Day remembrance ceremony was held at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam Monday.

The origins of Memorial Day date back to after the Civil War when the graves of Confederate and Union soldiers were decorated each May as part of what was then known as Remembrance Day. After World War I,

Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 26 this year. Here's what to know about what will be open and closed on the holiday in California.