IRVINE, Calif. — Following in his father's footsteps, Eugene Kaplan served in the United States Airforce during the Vietnam War. “I was doing something that would allow me to serve my country, as he ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Volunteers gathered Saturday morning at Fayetteville National Cemetery to help retire wreaths placed on graves during December’s Wreaths Across America ceremony, continuing a ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Dozens of volunteers of all ages braved the cold Saturday to honor local fallen veterans by cleaning up a Grand Rapids cemetery. Nearly 40 volunteers spent the morning ...

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — More than 42,000 veterans across North Alabama will now have a final resting place close to home after the Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs announced Wednesday that ...

A $13.5 million federal grant will fund a new Madison County veterans cemetery, providing over 10,000 graves and reducing travel for families across North Alabama. Lack of oil aboard Venezuela tanker ...

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - Cotton fields in northeast Madison County could soon be home to a new state veterans cemetery aimed at reducing long travel times for local veterans and their families.

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Alabama’s second state veterans cemetery will be located in Madison County, Rep. Dale Strong announced on Wednesday. The 150-acre cemetery will be located east of ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Veterans Cemetery in Winfield is getting an expansion funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA is investing $1,356,477 in the project, including $929,477 ...

The "Meal of Remembrance" served plate lunches to local agencies from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. as part of an ongoing series to honor officers LAFAYETTE PARISH — A veterans organization partnered with a ...

WASHINGTON — As an aging generation of Vietnam War veterans dies in increasing numbers, state-run veterans cemeteries are running out of space to accommodate them. The Department of Veterans Affairs ...

Wreaths laying on the headstones of fallen veterans at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, Killeen, Texas, Nov. 25 2023. (Sgt. Gabriel S. Villalobos/U.S. Army) Certain state veterans cemeteries ...