Monday, May 27, 2024, in honor of Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) FILE - Krista Meinert, of Racine, Wisc., looks at a photo of her son, Marine Lance Corporal Jacob Alexander ...

Meinert was born in Racine, where his father, Brian Warzala, still lives. Meinert’s mother, Krista Meinert, and Edquist moved to Fort Atkinson more than six years ago with Meinert, his sister Randi ...

Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend ...

When did Memorial Day become a source of contention? FILE – Krista Meinert, of Racine, Wisc., looks at a photo of her son, Marine Lance Corporal Jacob Alexander Meinert, 20, that she attached to his ...

Krista Meinert, of Racine, Wisconsin looks at a photo of her son, Marine Lance Corp. Jacob Alexander Meinert, 20, on his gravestone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day 2024.

Monday, May 27, 2024, in honor of Memorial Day. Krista Meinert, of Racine, Wisc., looks at a photo of her son, Marine Lance Corporal Jacob Alexander Meinert, 20, that she attached to his ...

FILE – Krista Meinert, of Racine, Wisc., looks at a photo of her son, Marine Lance Corporal Jacob Alexander Meinert, 20, that she attached to his gravestone in Section 60 of Arlington National ...