Another Memorial Day Marks Grief's Journey
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Not a waking hour goes by when Judy Adamouski does not think of the son she lost at war. Some nights, she drifts from room to room in her Springfield home  -- sleepless, taking in what is left of his life. A framed photograph of a soldier in uniform. A wedding portrait. A diploma from West Point.
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Relatives of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks are preparing to remember their loved ones on both sides of the Atlantic.
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More than five years after their loved ones were killed at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks, relatives of the victims got a chance Friday to tour the construction site of a memorial park being built in their honor.
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A tiny White House commission has spent the past five years and &#36;1.5 million trying to bring a new American tradition to Memorial Day&#039;s barbecues, parades and sales: A moment of remembrance, a sigh, perhaps a prayer. Just a 30-second pause.
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As grief sweeps the West Bank and Gaza strip over the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Americans are feeling the loss thousands of miles away.
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By Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  May 25--If camping is your plan for Memorial Day weekend, but you did not reserve a campsite, you might want to make a new plan.
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Sometimes it takes looking into the casket and viewing the body to get closure. Sometimes it takes seeing the cadaver to accept finality.
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By Jan A. Igoe, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  May 30--While Army Sgt. Melissa Dion was serving in Iraq last year, she still found a way to surprise her dad with a fabulous Christmas present. Dion chartered the Southern Exposure out of Georgetown for a Memorial Day weekend fishing trip.
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While the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack received outpourings of support, many of the 1993 bombing victims feel as if they have been forgotten.
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As a father mourned the unimaginable &#151; the loss of five of his children in a fire that also devastated another family that shared his home &#151; a religious leader let him know that his pain was shared by many.
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A mother speaks for the first time of her anguish after the disappearance of her son 11 days ago.
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By Tom M Miller  Editor, Times-Dispatch:  With others, I was twice privileged to visit Normandy battle sites and the nearby American cemetery holding our special heroes.  Among rows of white crosses two bear gold insignias marking graves of Medal of Honorees.
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BAGHDAD -- The US military announced yesterday that 10 American soldiers were killed in Iraq on Memorial Day, making May the deadliest month for US troops in 2 1/2 years, as insurgents continued attacks on official and civilian targets.
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As throngs came to the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery to honor the fallen on Memorial Day, a handful of protesters from an anti-gay group stood across a four-lane highway from a conservative group supporting the troops.
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Members of the Butterfield, Crane and Freeman families gather at the Herriman City Cemetery, 12300 S. 6000 West, Sunday and talk as they place flowers on graves of loved ones for today's Memorial Day observances. Visit deseretnews.com archives to find a list of events marking the holiday.
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Before he left for the war, a Marine who was killed in Iraq had a friend memorize messages to give to each member of his family in case something happened to him.
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Decades of war have made mourning an all too familiar ritual. Nowadays, however, the grieving often must be done in secret