• Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. • The birthplace of Memorial Day is a debated topic. Cities…
The muffled drum’s sad roll has beat The soldier’s last tattoo; No more on life’s parade shall meet That brave…
The Remembrance Day symbolism of the poppy started with a poem written by a World War I brigade surgeon who…
In this time of crisis, VA remembers those who are being interred in our National Cemeteries VA’s National Cemetery Administration…
Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans —…
Cemeteries will be open for public visitation The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration announced will commemorate Memorial…
There are fewer and fewer World War II veterans as the years roll along. The same plight is true of…
Last month, another U.S. military veteran took his own life on a Veteran’s Administration campus. This is the sixth veteran…
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, America found itself plunged into another world war. This time, the war would quite…
As the 1990s dawned, a young woman was faced with a profound challenge. She was just out of high school…
Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from Northern Arizona University, Kathleen Bercume’s plan was to join the FBI or…
In February 1974, Happy Days, Cannon, and Police Story were popular television shows; Richard Nixon was in the final months…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded more than $30 million under the new Grant and Per Diem program Oct….
