Latest "war memorial" stories

Congress has a chance to deliver for vets this Veterans Day

Building a Global War on Terror Memorial now means it will be standing for our veterans and Gold Star families during their lifetimes.

By Jason Crow, Mike Gallagher, Jared Golden and Van Taylor

2 years ago

Desert Storm group makes final funding push to begin construction

Organizers hope to break ground this year at a location on the National Mall near other prominent war memorials.

3 years ago

What makes a war memorial? Marines upset over removal of beer cans around Camp Pendleton’s Horno crosses

Nearly eight Humvees worth of beer cans and trash — which filled an entire dumpster — was removed from the Horno cross area.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

Altering memorial to fallen Navy Cross legend sparks outrage

A memorial to a fallen Marine war hero and Navy Cross recipient is being changed, and the family found out about the alterations through a Facebook post on Memorial Day.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

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