In the back corner of Antietam National Cemetery, a good 25 yards from any other plot, are six graves. They are the final resting places of African-American soldiers who fought in World War I — segregated even in death. Saturday afternoon, they were first to be honored during the cemetery's Wreaths Across America ceremony.
On Wednesday, five retired military working dogs were honored on Capitol Hill for their service to the country.
After training for more than two years while living with their “puppy parents,” the dogs are now with the veterans they were trained to specifically help.
Second Lt. Spenser Rapone's tweets supporting communism went viral on social media, sparking outrage. The posts went up within days of his arrival at Fort Drum for his first assignment as an officer.
Donald Stratton, though badly burned, managed to escape from the USS Arizona during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor — thanks to the efforts of someone he believes has never gotten the recognition he deserves.
Nineteen-year-old Harold Radish was a Jewish-American prisoner of war in Nazi Germany, living off burnt bread and soup split among his cellmates. Vermin and lice were everywhere. He was one of the lucky ones.
They served in some of the horrific battles of World War II. One was there for the Normandy Landing on June 6, 1944. Another participated in the Battle of Okinawa. On Tuesday, they were honored in their nation's capital for their sacrifices.
From the Potomac to Capitol Hill, the National Mall was packed with tourists and visitors for the Memorial Day weekend, and many of them paused to reflect and pay respects to fallen servicemembers.
Almost 50 years after U.S. Army Cpl. Robert William Cupp was killed by a booby trap in South Vietnam, his mother, 97-year-old Emogene Cupp, paid tribute to him Monday at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
More than 284,000 flags were placed in front of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery Thursday by hundreds of soldiers with The Old Guard during the annual pre-Memorial Day Flags In ceremony.