Families who choose to receive an urn or commemorative plaque on behalf of a deceased veteran forfeit the right to bury that veteran in a national cemetery under a new Department of Veterans Affairs rule.

On the hallowed ground above Omaha Beach, more than two dozen American World War II veterans joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other top officials Friday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the Allied assault that helped turn the tide of World War II.

A federal watchdog reported findings from a review of an automated compensation calculator that was part of a web-based benefits management system. Errors resulted when the calculator was figuring payments for certain disability combinations.

Lawmakers on Thursday voted 9-6 at a hearing of the committee’s subpanel on military construction, veterans affairs and related agencies to advance the GOP-led bill to the full committee for consideration. The bill would is an increase of more than $50 billion from 2025.

Advocacy groups that help veterans file disability claims for free with the Department of Veterans Affairs are opposing a Republican-led bill that would enable commercial companies to charge thousands of dollars for the same service.

Congress has appropriated a $31.7 billion increase to the $369.1 billion spending plan to cover veterans disability compensation and medical care through the Toxic Exposures Fund that is required under federal law.

Organizers of a veteran-led rally scheduled for June 6 in the nation’s capital said they expect about 20,000 people to turn out for a protest against plans by the Department of Veterans Affairs for large staffing cuts and the elimination of hundreds of contracts for veterans services.

The Coca-Cola 600 is held over Memorial Day weekend, and each driver honors a fallen service member and military family on his vehicle.

The Critical Access for Veterans Care Act would enable veterans to obtain care from hospitals and clinics with a “critical access” designation without first getting a referral or approval from a VA doctor.

The “In Memory” ceremony will move to the grounds of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, a private memorial in Alexandria, Va., according to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the event sponsor.