Three days before Veterans Day I stood at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery and witnessed once again the solemn and time-honored ceremony of the changing of the guard. That was followed by three consecutive wreath-laying ceremonies, equally solemn.

People & Events Nov. 11

A Memorial Day remembrance ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. Monday at Florence National Cemetery.

For U.S. Air Force veteran Rocky Gannon of Florence, Veterans Day 2008 started out nearly perfect. Sometime during the course of the Veterans Park events, Gannon lost the Distinguished Flying Cross off of his jacket. He earned the medal during the Vietnam War while flying a twin-engine DC3.

One local veteran isn’t feeling very appreciated on this Veterans’ Day. Josh Dillard of Seneca is in the Army Reserves and served for 16 months in Afghanistan. He dislocated his shoulder and had his hand crushed while there.

Veterans Day is always a time to honor those who have served the country. The city of Florence, however, has given veterans a perpetual and monumental “thank you” with the dedication of its newest park.

Many former members of the military gathered at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center to honor those who served Tuesday morning.

As part of Veterans Day weekend trip to Washington, D.C., local group sees stirring memorial to the lives lost when terrorists slammed a plane into the Pentagon

Three men who died in Spartanburg County 65 years ago were remembered for the service they did their country Monday, near the site where they perished.

In spite of a year away from family, in spite of the numbness in his arm, a once-shattered knee, one S.C. Highway Patrolman and National Guard reservist stands ready to serve in the war zone again.

View images from the Charleston Veterans Day parade Sunday.

In 1945, Cpl. Durrell Rusher, one of 1 million black Americans to serve during World War II, became part of history while carving roads and building airstrips on the Marianas Islands in the Pacific.

Travis Robinson was headed for the streets when he heard about the Veterans Restoration Quarters. It may have saved his life, he believes.

When the annual Veterans Day parade rolls down Sumter Street in Columbia today, it will be viewed by some very special guests. Each of the 91 World War II veterans who will be on the inaugural Honor Flight to visit Washington memorials Saturday has been invited to sit a special VIP area to view the parade.

Florence will dedicate the city’s Veterans Park in a ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday off Woody Jones Boulevard behind Florence Civic Center.