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A veteran's final odyssey: Why RI buried a career military man in a nameless grave
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe death of retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Ken Lewis on Dec. 11, 2020, inspired this column,...
Repairing grave markers is like eating potato chips to Rick Brown. He can't fix just one.
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHunched over, propping himself up with one arm with his hand firmly on the earth, Rick Brown...
For Veterans Day, US still can't be bothered to place flowers at graves abroad
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 7 months agoVeterans Day is around the corner. For John Kelly and Bob Holliday, the day will be for remembering...
Nearly 5 Million Veterans Added to VA's Digital Memorial that Catalogs Grave Sites Around the World
Military.com via Yahoo News· 7 months agoVeterans who have received a VA headstone, marker or medallion since 1996 and are buried in a...
Civil War veteran John Kapsa's unmarked grave receives headstone after 105 years after death
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoLocal Civil War veteran John Kapsa died on Saturday, Nov. 29, 1919. He lay in an unmarked grave in...
Black veterans at Lebanon Cemetery, once lost, will be honored this weekend
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStanding tall, leveled, with sharply defined lines, 12 fresh military memorials honoring Black...
'The proper respect': Group looks to restore marker of Black Civil War veteran
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCpl. Silas Sappington fought in the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, an all-Black Civil War...
Revolutionary War veterans buried in Saline honored with patriotic grave dedications
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBetween the headstones of Saline’s Oakwood Cemetery, eight men stood in regimental coats and tricorn...
VA Wants Vets to Use Their Benefits When Choosing a Final Resting Place
Military.com via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Department of Veterans Affairs is raising awareness of little-used benefits for veterans: burial...
This Memorial Day, VA Adds More than 300,000 Veterans to its Legacy Memorial Project Site
Military.com via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its Veterans Legacy Memorial project to include...