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Opinion: How should we honor the dead of our failed wars?
The Salt Lake Tribune· 8 hours agoAbout 10 years ago, as the war in Afghanistan was slowly, painfully winding down, I walked through...
Ashley White died patrolling alongside Special Forces in Afghanistan. The U.S. Army veteran was a...
CBS News· 7 hours ago"My daughter was very, very humble," said Ashley's mother, Deborah White, ahead of Memorial Day this...
‘Is it happy?’ Veterans share why they wish people wouldn’t say ‘Happy Memorial Day’
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHe waited for months just for his appointment to obtain a referral. Then, once he got his referral,...
On Memorial Day, a new marker in Cary honors the families service members left behind
The News & Observer· 46 minutes agoWhen people learn that Sonia Rodriguez is a Gold Star Mother, it’s clear some of them don’t know what it means. “They say, ‘Oh, congratulations,’” Rodriguez said, as if it ...
Trump honors U.S. war dead, wishes 'Happy Memorial Day' to 'human scum' in legal cases
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoTrump also pinned to his Truth Social account a photo of him at attention and saluting at a war...
What’s to become of the keepsakes left at Arlington Cemetery?
Stars and Stripes· 16 hours agoDuring one of their winter visits to Arlington National Cemetery, Mark and Nancy Umbrell placed a...
'Vote in the streets?’ Vietnam War protesters reassess strategy more than 50 years later
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBut short of that unlikely possibility, Barry said there’s “no choice.” He will vote for Biden. “He...
Heroes or “losers”: Trump taints Memorial Day with divided memories
Salon via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoI have, like many, sometimes questioned the futility of political motives that led to their deaths....
Think you can’t meditate? Let a former skeptic prove you wrong
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTwenty years ago, Dan Harris appeared to have it all. He had joined ABC News in 2000 by age 29, and...
Final defendants sentenced to prison in drug robbery killing of Afghanistan war veteran
El Paso Times· 7 days agoA man was sentenced to life in prison, while two other men were each sentenced to 35 years in...