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.
“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.”
On Memorial Day 2016, VA's National Cemetery Administration (NCA) will officially launch the Veterans Legacy Program to provide educational opportunities for the public to learn about the about the legacy of Veteran sacrifice.
“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.
The forgotten graves of 22 Civil War Veterans received military headstones at a cemetery in Oswego, Illinois
Joseph Noil is not exactly a house hold name and even those that know him best will admit that he is shrouded in mystery. Best guesses surround not only his name, but also his home town, his period of service and the exact cause of his death. About the only things that are certain about Joseph Benjamin Noil, is that he served in the U.S. Navy, he was an African American and he was an American hero.
An $8.9 million grant from the VA funded the new Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Marana, Arizona.
On March 2, VA partnered with Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) to answer questions on Facebook about these memorial benefits.
Since 2006, volunteers from Veterans service organizations, the Civil Air Patrol and community groups have placed wreaths at VA’s national cemeteries and state Veterans cemeteries.
The new 318-acre cemetery in Scottsmoor, Florida, will serve the burial needs of more than 163,000 Veterans and their spouses for the next 100 years.
On the Saturday before Thanksgiving 1943, Cpl. Roger K. Nielson […]
More than 50 members of the Texas Rangers baseball staff […]