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Congress Rejects Republican Effort To Restore Confederate ‘Mammy’ Statue To Arlington National ...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe U.S. House of Representatives narrowly voted to block a move to restore a controversial monument...
The hottest new concert venue could be your local cemetery
NPR· 1 day agoA steady stream of music fans makes their way into Bohemian National Cemetery, some sporting bright umbrellas or raincoats over their dark jeans and leather ...
Advisory Council seeks sponsors, golfers
Tri-County Times· 3 days agoThe Great Lakes National Cemetery Advisory Council is hosting its 16th annual golf outing on Aug. 24 at Lapeer Country Club, 3786 Hunt Rd., Lapeer. The...
Construction on national cemetery in Albuquerque to start next year
KRQE Albuquerque via Yahoo News· 3 days agoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department said it will start construction on a...
US soldier buried for 80 years in German mass grave laid to rest at American cemetery in Normandy
Stars and Stripes· 8 hours agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — A Jewish American soldier who was killed in France during World War II...
Rosendale, Zinke vote to restore Confederate monument to Arlington National Cemetery
Bozeman Daily Chronicle· 1 day agoA Black slave trailing his uniformed owner is also depicted as part of the “Reconciliation Memorial.” The amendment “directs the Secretary of the Army to relocate the Reconciliation Memorial ...
What's behind deaths at this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia?
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSaad Al-Qurashi, an adviser to the National Committee for Hajj and Umrah, tells the BBC: “Anyone who...
Remains of Pearl Harbor sailor to be buried next week at Arlington National Cemetery
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoThe remains of Challis Rudolph James, on Dec. 7, 1941, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...
US struggles with shaky relations and troop cuts in African nations as military leaders meet
Tribune Chronicle· 10 hours agoCQ Brown speaks at the 156th National Memorial Day Observance in the Memorial Amphitheater at...
John W. Jones statue unveiling June 22: Why Elmira is celebrating its 'American hero'
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHe helped free hundreds of slaves during the Civil War and is primarily responsible for the...