For decades, Veterans everywhere have wondered if what they do really makes a difference.
Today, at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., Veterans and their community gathered to honor those that fought on D-Day.
The Honor Bell is a 1000-pound bronze instrument specially forged from the legacy of heroic servicemen and women and tolled exclusively for funeral rites and memorial ceremonies to signal a nation's respect and sound its loss.
Our Women Veterans is a “visual oral history,” and it is an appreciation, recognition, and communication of the lives of our women Veterans.
“VA recently announced the launch of the Veterans Legacy Program to memorialize Veterans' service and sacrifice through educational programming using the rich resources found throughout VA national cemeteries, soldier’s lots and monument sites,” said Matthew Sullivan, deputy under secretary for finance and planning for the National Cemetery Administration. “NCA will bring their stories to life.”
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob McDonald sent the following Memorial […]
It’s funny how different situations are when you were in them versus once you are out and they are viewed in hindsight. Even from retrospection your feelings and perceptions about those situations will change over time and as far as I can see that never ends. Everything is temporary, and I feel differently now about TWILDM than from the day we started, the middle, end, and even now every new day our documentary seems like 100 different versions to me, but more specifically: I feel like 100 different people in it. I say the above because the more time goes by, the more I learn about the process of helping yourself and helping other
“We’re here to ensure that no Veteran is alone when they are laid to rest,” said Rick Crabb, a ride captain for the North Texas chapter of the Patriot Guard. The North Texas Patriot Guard Riders, the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth Honor Guard, the Texas National Guard Military Funeral Honors teams took part in the burial services.
After Paula Davis lost her only son, Private First Class Justin R. Davis, she became a part of a community of grieving families who make the pilgrimage to Section 60 every week.
The National Memorial Day Concert chronicles the journey of one Vietnam Veteran who overcame his wounds by sharing his experience and compassion with other Veterans.
Originally called Decoration Day, from the early tradition of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths and flags, Memorial Day is a day for remembrance of those who have died in service to our country.
“The inscription on it read, ‘Sunchon Tunnel Massacre, 1950 Korea, POW Survivor.’ And on the inside was a name."