Pfc. Arnold Harrison, a Detroit teenager who went missing in action in 1943 during the Battle of Tarawa in World War II, is finally home, near his family.
In 1878 Maj. George W. Ford, a "Buffalo soldier" of the reorganized Army after the Civil War, became one of the first African-Americans appointed as superintendent of a national cemetery.
Pfc. Kenneth Jewel Tibbs was a proud and excellent Marine […]
On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion occurred at the ammunition depot of Port Chicago.
A. D. Hamilton grew up in Mississippi and faced many […]
Pvt. William Kirlew was an immigrant from Jamaica who served […]
Pvt. Archie Hawkins was a proud World War I Veteran. […]
Sgt. William H. Thompkins was an African-American soldier who was […]
Sgt. Thompkins' Medal of Honor citation reads, he "voluntarily went ashore in the face of the enemy and aided in the rescue of his wounded comrades."
Over the last two years, Sharp has organized the placement of more than 40,000 flags and red carnations at cemeteries, including Quantico National Cemetery in September 2017 and Eagle Point National Cemetery in December 2017.
A labor of love from volunteers in Arizona will provide a dignified final tribute for Veterans who have no family to plan their funerals.
Sixty six years after Army Pfc. Albert E. Atkins went missing during the Korean War, he was finally laid to rest with full military honors.
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