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Last updated Sunday, May 27, 2012 - 11:03am

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“Hatfields & Mccoys” — Over the years, most of us have heard of the famous 19th century clash of backwoods clans. But few of us actually know what got the rumble rolling, or that it very nearly launched a war between Kentucky and West Virginia. This six-hour miniseries, airing over three nights, provides all the details and then some. It’s bolstered by vivid performances from Kevin Costner as Devil Anse Hatfield (yes, that’s his real name), and Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy. Also featured in the standout cast: Tom Berenger, Powers Boothe and Mare Winningham. Check local listings, Monday, History Channel

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Kaden Cottle, left, and Cortney Cottle, center, help place flags at Evergreen Memorial Park Friday, in Ogden. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Boy Scouts place American flags at Evergreen Memorial Park

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, May 25, 2012 - 9:30pm

OGDEN -- Karter Isaacson took a knee and plunged the spike into the soil, an American flag tucked under his arm.

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Post 27 leader to speak Monday

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 10:48pm

FARMINGTON — Retired L.t Col. Paula R. Stephenson will highlight a Memorial Day program at the Military Veterans Memorial at the city cemetery at noon Monday.

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Wahlen vets home plans memorial

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 10:11pm

OGDEN — The public is invited to a Memorial Day observance at 11 a.m. Friday at the George E. Wahlen Veterans Nursing Home, 1102 N. 1200 West.

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Memorial Day weekend events planned

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, May 21, 2012 - 10:35pm

The air show Saturday and Sunday at Hill Air Force Base alone would make for a full Memorial Day weekend; however, several other traditional activities throughout the weekend will be hosted by funeral homes, municipalities and veterans organizations.

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More Memorial Day travelers expected this year

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, May 21, 2012 - 1:58pm

LAS VEGAS -- AAA predicts about 1.6 percent more residents in mountain states will take trips this Memorial Day weekend compared with last year.

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Bring a chair to Memorial Day event

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 10:59pm

KAYSVILLE — Planners warn that limited seating will be available for the fourth annual Kaysville City Memorial Day Program, scheduled for 10 a.m. May 28 at Kaysville City Cemetery.

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Memorial Day service planned

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 11:08pm

OGDEN — Ogden’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1481 is teaming up with Leavitt’s Mortuary to provide services and ceremonies on Memorial Day Weekend.

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In this May 28, 2010 file photo, the rush hour commute starts in early afternoon and with greater intensity as traffic is jammed in both directions on Interstate 405 on the Westside of Los Angeles as commuters and vacationers hit the road. Cheaper gas won’t be enough to spur many more road trips this summer. Americans are too worried about their jobs and the economy to feel relief. Economists and tourism experts are expecting only a small uptick in summer travelers. Gas prices are lower, but still high enough to keep lower-income Americans off the road. The job market is improving, but still shaky. And household debt remains high. The bulk of road trippers, experts say, are taking shorter trips, reducing food and entertainment expenses or staying closer to home to conserve cash. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)

More Americans plan on summer travel

Hugo Martin Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 10:14am

Americans plan to travel in slightly higher numbers this summer, according to surveys, starting with the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

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(KRISTIN HEINICHEN/Standard-Examiner) Veterans prepare for a Memorial Day service at Ogden Cemetery.

Family carries on tradition with galoshes

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Monday, May 30, 2011 - 10:05pm

Snow and slush didn't dampen the Dixon family's Memorial Day trip from Farr West to the Ogden Cemetery on Monday morning. Taylor and Stacey Dixon put galoshes on themselves and their four children and went to his grandparents' grave just as if it were sunny and warm.

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Text of President's Memorial Day speech

Press release

Last updated Monday, May 30, 2011 - 3:34pm

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you so much. Please be seated.

Thank you, Secretary Gates, and thank you for your extraordinary service to our nation. I think that Bob Gates will go down as one of our finest Secretaries of Defense in our history, and it’s been an honor to serve with him. (Applause.)

I also want to say a word about Admiral

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Leila Saunders converses with her husband, Leland Saunders, as they pay respects at the gravesite of their ancestors, the Slaters, as part of their family Memorial Day tradition at Ogden City Cemetery, Monday, May 30, 2011.

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Memorial Day Services, Ogden City Cemetery and Kaysville City Cemetery, Monday, May 30, 2011

Kristin Heinichen, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Monday, May 30, 2011 - 1:45pm

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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Bob Ramos served in both the Army and Air Force. He served in World War II and during the Korean War.

Proud legacy: Many Latinos have served in military

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Sunday, May 29, 2011 - 10:46pm

Flipping through pages of soldiers who have lost their lives over the last decade in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is easy to find Spanish surnames.

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In this May 13, 2011 photo released by the National Park Service, a vehicle faces 23 feet of snow at Rock Cut on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Park officials said Tuesday that plow operators are dealing with some of the deepest snow seen along the route in years. The road was opened for the season last year around the end of May. This year, park officials say the earliest it will likely open is May 27. (AP Photo/National Park Service)

Heavy snows spoil weekend holiday plans in West

The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 27, 2011 - 3:13pm

Ski resorts are bustling with activity. A key highway into Yellowstone is closed because parts of the road have seen more than 25 feet of snow. And campgrounds are feverishly removing snow from campsites to clear the way for visitors.

Welcome to Memorial Day weekend in much of the West.

The traditional kickoff of the summer season will have a decidedly wintry feel in the Rocky Mountains, as well as California's Sierra Nevada, because of a lingering record snowfall.

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