Borne the Battle #189: Operation Abilene and a Medal of Honor
During Operation Abilene, also known as the Battle of Xa Cam My, Vietnam Army Veterans Phil Hall and Fred …
Category: Honoring Vets
Veterans can attend virtual events for National Vietnam War Veterans Day
National Vietnam War Veterans Day is March 29. Organizers canceled or postponed many events to slow the …
75th Anniversary of the Flag Raising at Iwo Jima
On Feb. 23, 1945, five days after the initial assault on the island of Iwo Jima, Marines took control of the …
Ceremony honors Battle of Iwo Jima Veterans
The Friends of the National World War II Memorial honored Veterans from the Battle of Iwo Jima during a 75th …
VA Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War
This year, VA again joins more than 11,000 organizations across the country as a commemorative partner …
Veteran’s family receives long overdue medal
The family of a deceased World War II Coast Guard Veteran received a Purple Heart Medal for an incident that …
Maj. Howard V. Lee: Just Doing My Duty
Maj. Howard V. Lee was born in August 1933 in New York City. While in his final year at Pace College …
Korean War landmine victim committed himself to helping others
Irvin Axelrod, an Army Pfc. in the Korean War, was the victim of a landmine explosion in 1951 that led to …
2020 National Veterans Day Poster Contest
Calling all artists! The 2020 National Veterans Day Poster Contest is underway. Each year the Veterans Day …
Charles Beckwith: The Father of Delta Force
Colonel Charles Beckwith was a Special Forces officer who founded the secretive special operations unit …