Day was shot down by enemy ground fire while flying over North Vietnam. He is often referred to as being the most decorated service member since MacArthur.
Disregarding a hail of bullets, Garcia charged the machine gun bunker, killing the enemy troops inside before risking his life again to rescue his fellow soldiers.
U.S. Navy veteran, Capt. Helen Brooks served during three wars, joining the Navy Nurse Corps in 1944 and continued service through Korea and Vietnam.
Vietnam veteran Milton Lee Olive III made the ultimate sacrifice to save his fellow infantrymen during combat in 1965 by falling on a enemy-thrown grenade.
A steady stream of visitors funneled to the ceremonial area […]
Lincoln’s birthday on Feb.12 is especially noteworthy this year because an historic tablet cast with his Gettysburg Address was recently installed in the lobby of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs headquarters.
1st Lt. Terence Patrick Halligan served as a navigator aboard […]
Following the Battle of Chickamauga, the Confederates captured the military hospital in Athens on Sept. 27, which had 11 men from the 112th Illinois infantry including Whitfield Evans.
Public Law 114-315 authorizes VA’s National Cemetery Administration to issue, upon request, a medallion, headstone or marker signifying a Veteran as an Medal of Honor recipient
Lt. Colonel Fredric Mellor was laid to rest on Sept. 28 as a lone F-15 Eagle fighter jet screamed through the clouds in his honor.
NCA Cemetery Directors share their unique experiences and thoughts about what it means to reside in the historic lodges on national cemetery grounds.
Sfc. Gil Ramos-Rivera was born and raised in Puerto Rico […]