First Lady honors World War I veterans, advocates of national memorialThe National World War I Memorial, which opened to the public in April 2021, will be completed in September of this year.By Zamone Perez10 days ago
VA’s Under Secretary of Memorial Affairs to step down in late MayMatthew Quinn, VA's top cemeteries official, will leave the key department leadership post later this month.By Leo Shane III2 weeks ago
Misplaced Navy ship spurs last-minute request for Census correctionCalifornia officials believe more than 5,000 crew members of the USS Abraham Lincoln were wrongly assigned to San Diego’s population total.10 months ago
Aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln suffers electrical fire in portThe Nimitz-class ship suffered an electrical fire in a forward compartment. Sailors quickly cut power and extinguished the fire.By Megan Eckstein11 months ago
On Memorial Day, Biden lauds fallen troops who ‘dared all, gave all’The president called on Americans to ensure that their “sacrifice was not in vain.”12 months ago
At the heart of Memorial Day, an appreciation of duty to one’s countryMemorial Day is a powerful time to reflect on a question essential to citizenship: What is duty to country, and how is it relevant to our lives today?By David Kim12 months ago
‘Snapshot of their memories:’ Gold Star widow reflects on Memorial DayArmy 1st Lt. Doyle M. Hufstedler was killed by an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2004. He was 25.By Leslie Hufstedler-Alvarez12 months ago
Memorial Day is for those we’ve lost, on the battlefield and at homeSuicide has become an epidemic in the veteran community. But it is a problem we can strive to solve, by connecting with each other.By John Byrnes, Concerned Veterans for America12 months ago
‘Embrace the Suck’–Life as a Gold Star child is a race with no finish Gold Star daughter Bailey remembers her father, Army Maj. Michael Donahue, lost in Afghanistan in 2014.By Bailey Donahue12 months ago
Memorial Day help needed at Arlington after record flower donationsJust last week, the Memorial Day Flowers Foundation was not sure if they’d be able to put a flower at little more than 80,000 graves.By Zamone Perez12 months ago
From Civil War to mattress sales, Memorial Day full of contradictionMemorial Day is a time to mourn the nation’s fallen troops, but has also been about taking time off, since the 1860s.12 months ago
Sharing pride in their service, pain over their lossVets4Warriors, which provides confidential peer support and resources to service members, veterans, and their families 24/7, 365 days a year.By Maj. Gen. Mark A. Graham (ret.)12 months ago