Unclaimed veterans buried with dignity, thanks to strangers When the flags were removed from the caskets and folded with military precision, there were no family members there to receive them. By: Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press and Karen Pulfer Focht, The Associated Press 1 day ago
‘A legacy of honorable and faithful service’: Iconic Marine R. Lee Ermey laid to rest in snowy Arlington National Cemetery The actor and former Marine who played the iconic drill instructor in "Full Metal Jacket" was laid to rest Friday. By: Andrea Scott 3 days ago
Legendary Marine and actor R. Lee Ermey to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery R. Lee Ermey will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on January 18. By: Shawn Snow 4 days ago
Man achieves goal to bury the father he never knew, a World War II veteran, with military honors Having waited 64 years for the reunion, Rex Beach struggled to leave his father's casket when the time came. By: Shane Hoover, The (Canton, Ohio) Repository via the AP January 14
Daughter’s plea draws 50,000 birthday cards for World War II veteran When Sue Morse requested on Facebook that friends send her father well-wishes for his Dec. 30 birthday, she expected maybe 160 cards. By: The Associated Press January 13
After seeing the healing power of reunions, these combat vets are helping bring other units together When James Ferguson set out to plan a reunion for his Marines in 2015, he never imagined the idea would blossom into a nonprofit that pays for reunions of combat comrades of all generations. By: Karen Jowers December 27, 2018
This former Army sergeant is getting his Silver Star upgraded — 10 years after risking his life to save his fellow soldiers A former 1st Infantry Division soldier will have his Silver Star upgraded to a Distinguished Service Cross following a Pentagon review of valor awards. By: Meghann Myers December 20, 2018
Volunteer group Soldiers’ Angels helps vets at home, afar The war in Iraq was still in its first year when Patti Patton-Bader’s son, a soldier there, told her that he was one of the few service members he knew who was getting care packages. By: Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express News via the AP December 17, 2018
Wounded horses, veterans work together to heal Cody Miller often forgot to breathe. A hundred firefights in Afghanistan will do that. By: Mike Kilen, Des Moines (Iowa) Register via the AP December 17, 2018
Tuskegee Airman aircraft technician dies at 100 A New York City man who served as an aircraft technician with the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen died Saturday at age 100. By: Karen Matthews, The Associated Press December 9, 2018
Now 97, Navy veteran recalls Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor He swam through flaming water in Kaneohe Bay, and saw smoke and sinking ships all around. By: Caleb Jones, The Associated Press December 7, 2018
Fourth soldier dies from large IED blast in Afghanistan The Pentagon has identified a fourth casualty from the improvised explosive device that claimed the lives of three special operations troops last week and left three other Americans wounded. By: Kyle Rempfer December 3, 2018
Congress blasts VA on GI Bill: ‘You can’t simply change the law’ Lawmakers at a Capitol Hill hearing Thursday questioned whether the Veterans Affairs Department has the authority to change a major deadline for implementing a portion of the Forever GI Bill — and seemingly act as if the original one, mandated by law, never existed. By: Natalie Gross November 29, 2018
Hundreds rally for funeral of Vietnam veteran who died with few known family members A Vietnam War veteran with few known family members was buried at Omaha National Cemetery in Nebraska on Tuesday, flanked by hundreds of attendees who had never met him. By: Kyle Rempfer November 28, 2018
Pentagon identifies three special operations troops killed by IED in Afghanistan The Department of Defense released the identities today of three U.S. special operations troops killed during combat operations in Afghanistan. By: Kyle Rempfer November 28, 2018
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