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Remains of Pearl Harbor sailor to be buried next week at Arlington National Cemetery
Stars and Stripes· 3 days agoThe remains of Challis Rudolph James, on Dec. 7, 1941, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...
Queen City: The lost Black community swallowed up by The Pentagon
BBC News· 4 days agoA thriving all-Black community flourished just outside Washington DC until its nearly 1,000...
John Everett Benson, Who Chiseled John F. Kennedy’s Grave, Dies at 84
New York Times· 7 days agoA master of the ancient and exacting art of carving into rock, he was 25 when he began his first...
Local veterans tour war memorials on recent Southeast Florida Honor Flight
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoGreg Garner served as guardian on a recent Southeast Florida Honor Flight which brought 79 veterans...
John Everett Benson, stone carver of memorials and monuments, dies at 84
Washington Post· 2 days agoJohn Everett Benson, a stone carver whose lapidary inscriptions mark the grave of President John F....
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filing for bankruptcy
KPBS San Diego· 6 days agoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is filing for bankruptcy today (Monday).More on that next....
William Howard “Bill” Steussy
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung· 1 day agoBill was born June 10, 1948, in Austin, Texas, to James G. and Dorothy L. (Swenson) Steussy. In the summer of 1966, he was awarded an appointment to the...
When troops' remains are identified from long-ago wars, it's getting harder to find family members
KPBS San Diego· 5 days agoHalf a century later, the complex machinery assembled for that mission — cutting edge labs, teams of...
A member of the Greatest Generation, Colorado WWII veteran honored
Stars and Stripes· 2 days agoDrive, patriotism, and altruism are attributes associated with their generation — each of which Evan...
In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 5 days agoFLE - A statue of confederate general Stonewall Jackson is removed on July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Shenandoah County, Virginia's school board voted 5-1 early Friday, May 10, 2024, to rename ...