On Memorial Day, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota, gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. Investigation of the murder falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. Even before Dern has the results...

"Memorial Day weekend means that seasonal visitors have descended on the glamorous island of Nantucket. For year-round resident Darcy Cotterill, it means late-night stargazing in the backyard of the beautiful house she grew up in and inherited from her beloved grandmother. It's also Darcy's chance to hit the beach and meet her new summertime neighbors. But the last person the thirty-year-old librarian expects to see staying next door is her ex-husband,...

Told in rhyming text, a boy accompanies his grandfather on the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom, a demonstration in Washington, DC, on Memorial Day that pays tribute to American veterans.

When Marco attends a Memorial Day parade, he is surprised to see a familiar face among the veterans.

Maria, age seven, is unhappy because her father is gone for long periods of time. She is confused why other children have their fathers at all times and she doesn't. A bulletin board with photographs honoring veterans in Maria's classroom helps her understand that her father is a soldier. Various adults in Maria's life explain the importance of her father's work. When he finally returns home, they visit a military cemetery on Memorial Day and Maria...