The living family members of Pfc. Lawrence R. Beard still have the original Western Union telegrams from 1942 informing them ...
WASHINGTON − The Army announced Tuesday that it will resume using horse-drawn caissons for a limited number of funerals at Arlington National Cemetery this summer, three years after it suspended the ...
DENVER (KCNC) — Funeral services were held in Denver on Wednesday for a World War II veteran on what would have been his 103rd birthday. Raymond Farris Chambers passed away peacefully in his sleep at ...
• American Legion Post 52 in La Crosse has expanded its monthly Save Our Squads (S.O.S.) breakfast menu to include omelettes alongside traditional biscuits and gravy • The $14 omelette option helps ...
The Army is moving to dismantle the bulk of its horse units, part of a broader push by service planners to eliminate programs they see as peripheral to the core mission of fighting and training for ...
FORT LEE, Va. — Soldiers from the U.S. Army Fort Lee Casualty Assistance Funeral Honors Team visited Prince George North Elementary School’s Champion Champ Summer Camp July 3 to teach students how to ...
U.S. Army veteran Eldon Baker didn’t want a traditional funeral service. It seemed the local Vietnam vet and recipient of a Purple Heart didn’t like the idea of people making a fuss over him when he ...
Coronavirus won't break 83-year vigil at Arlington National Cemetery. Crowds of tourists are gone from Arlington National Cemetery during the pandemic, but sentinels are still standing watch 24/7 at ...
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Everyday, we see the greatest generation fade further away as the few remaining WWII veterans reach the end of their lives. Confusion over the government shutdown almost led to ...