US Ambassador to Japan to Skip A-Bomb Memorial Service in Nagasaki Because Israel Was Not Invited U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will instead honor the victims of the Nagasaki atomic bombing at a ceremony at a...
Marine Scout Snipers Look to Immortalize Their Legacy and History Through a New Memorial In the summer of 2021, two years before the Corps axed the current iteration of the job, members of the Marine scout sniper...
Vigil at 'Iron Mike': Paratroopers Pay Tribute to Fallen Comrades at Iconic Normandy Memorial John Brown was 20 years old when he joined the Army Air Forces in 1947. World War II was over, but he still wanted to serve...
The Wild and Controversial Life of the American Sculptor Behind Mount Rushmore In late 1924, a rare opportunity presented itself to Gutzon Borglum.
'The Angel of Gettysburg' Buried Union Soldiers While 6 Months' Pregnant The stench of decomposing bodies was overpowering, the terrible smell made all the more repugnant by the stifling July heat...
Buffalo Soldiers Receive New VA Headstones Following Army Decision to Overturn Convictions More than 100 years after they were convicted of mutiny and murder and hanged for the 1917 Houston Riot, 17 Black soldiers...
VA Plan to Issue Urns, Memorial Plaques Sparks Concerns Veterans Will Be Barred from Burial with Spouses The National Funeral Directors Association and the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as others, recently...
Survey at Florida Air Force Base Discovers 121 Potential Graves Related to Segregation-Era Black Cemetery MacDill Air Force Base confirmed in a statement late last week that it had located the unmarked Port Tampa Cemetery, which...
Georgia Memorial Honors Family Members of Fallen Troops The statue faces an obelisk dedicated to the White County service members -- about 30 of them -- who have died in service to...
Judge Halts Dismantling of Confederate Memorial at Arlington Just as Removal Work Begins Judge Rossie Alston issued the temporary restraining order blocking "any acts to deconstruct, tear down, remove, or alter the...
Army Disbanding Most Ceremonial Horse Units The Army will begin phasing out five horse-mounted ceremonial units stationed at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca...
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Navy SEAL Veteran Compares Himself to Trump as He Launches His Bid for Wisconsin Governor A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political newcomer entered Wisconsin's race for governor Wednesday...
Marine Recruiters Promoted an Immigration Benefit Until the Corps Told Them to Stop The military often highlights paths to citizenship as a recruiting tactic, though fulfillment of policies such as PIP has...
Army Policy Severely Limiting Shaving Waivers Goes into Effect Troops will be granted short-term shaving exemptions if they require it, but will be removed from the service if they are on...
