General Diana Holland salutes after placing the class ring of deceased West Point graduate Brig Gen. James Hebert, class of 1945, into a melting crucible at the Pease & Curren foundry Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, in Warwick, R.I. Forty-one gold class rings were donated this year, most by families in memory of a deceased member of the United States Military Academy at West Point, to be melted into a gold bar for the crafting of the 2018 class rings of graduating members of the "Long Grey Line," (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Extended period of interest-free commissary purchases and reduced-price meals for DOD school students affected by the government shutdown are available.
The government pulled together funds to pay troops Oct. 15 and now Nov. 1, but officials said it’s doubtful they'll be paid again if the shutdown persists.
