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D-Day Memorial Announces Layoffs
The National D-Day Memorial Foundation in Bedford is eliminating nearly half its staff as it approaches a winter expected to produce "very modest revenue," according to the foundation's president.
Memorial Calls for Pics of Vietnam Vets
The National Call for Photos, a campaign to gather images of the more than 58,000 men and women whose names are on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will be launched Sept. 17 at a Newseum event here hosted by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and FedEx Office.
Docent Program at Pentagon Memorial
Families who lost loved ones during the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon plan to mark the first anniversary of the Pentagon Memorial by introducing a new docent program – and they're looking for volunteers to help.Shinseki Announces $11 Million for Alabama Cemetery
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced an $11 million contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop the next phase of the Alabama National Cemetery, which opened for burials on June 25.
Retrofitted Dodge a Tribute to US Vets
It started out in 1947 as a grain truck purchased by the late Russell Ernst of Findlay. Now it's like an airplane on four wheels, thanks to Bob "Mac" McQuality of rural Decatur.
Ceremony Honors Vietnam Casualties
Bright blue skies above the National Mall today belied the solemnity of the ceremony commemorating the first two American combat casualties of the Vietnam War.
Identifying Revolutionary War Graves
A local research institute specializing in the study of black Civil War soldiers is expanding its efforts to include Revolutionary War veterans.Memorial for Those Killed in NATO Ops
NATO officials dedicated a monument here today to personnel killed during alliance operations.
Servicemembers Reflect on D-Day
Overhead, hundreds of planes buzzed past to deliver lightly equipped, but heavily trained, glider and airborne troops. Nearly every available aircraft was on its way across the channel to bring a rain of ruin like none other to German forces occupying defenses along the French coast. In a few hours it would come down to 156,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops battling it out against 360,000 German defenders.
President Honors Unknowns at Arlington
President Barack Obama avoided a racial controversy on his first Memorial Day in office by sending wreaths to separate memorials for Confederate soldiers and for blacks who fought against them during the Civil War.
Arlington ‘Flags In’ Tribute Begins
More than 3,000 servicemembers officially kicked off the Memorial Day commemoration last evening as they placed more than 250,000 miniature flags at every grave at Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorial Day, A Day of Reflection
While some of us look forward to a weekend filled with friends, family and fun, let us not forget that Memorial Day is much more than the “unofficial start of summer.”
Military Families Request Sea Burials
The ceremony included a short prayer and remarks from Chaplain (Cmdr.) Brenda Bradleydavila. A 21-gun salute from the ship’s ceremonial firing detail honored the veterans as their remains were committed to their final resting place.
Dedication for Texas Veterans Cemetery
The Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene will be dedicated at 10:30 a.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. Jerry Patterson, Chairman of the Texas Veterans Land Board, will host the event and hundreds of Texas veterans are expected to attend the ceremony.Honor Guard to Post Flags at Arlington
Officials at Arlington National Cemetery will continue the time-honored tradition of "Flags In" May 21.
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