Signed into law Nov. 24, the Mark Our Place Act overturned restrictions that kept the VA from providing the Medal of Honor recognition at older gravesites out of concern for preserving their historic value.
Signed into law Nov. 24, the Mark Our Place Act overturned restrictions that kept the VA from providing the Medal of Honor recognition at older gravesites out of concern for preserving their historic value.
In December 1944, as the final stages of World War II unfolded, Athens, newly liberated from Nazi occupation, was again ravaged by fighting. Allies turned on each other as Europe’s boundaries were already being redrawn by the war’s ultimate winners.
The uniforms of sailors have spawned civilian fashion trends still popular today, from white t-shirts to dungarees. The journey from the high seas to cultural icons is told in a new exhibit at the Puget Sound Navy Museum in Bremerton, Wash.