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August 16, 2021

Gold Star families speak out on fall of Afghanistan: ‘Our hearts are broken’

A number of Gold Star families spoke out Monday, voicing concern and condemnation over the Biden administration’s handling of the current turmoil in Afghanistan.

July 12, 2021

Republicans raise alarm over severe records backlog for veterans costing benefits: 'Utter tragedy'

House Republicans are shining a light on a major records backlog at a government archives agency that has meant thousands of veterans and their families are waiting months, and in some cases years, for paperwork that is necessary to receive benefits.

July 10, 2021

Widow, 90, faces economic hardship amid massive backlog of veteran records

Ninety-year-old Susana Mallinson has been waiting over a year for her husband Frank's military service records from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis. 

July 2, 2021

North Carolina Scout troops camp out, watch over American flag display

The Boy Scouts of Mooresville, North Carolina, are spending their nights this week guarding more than 600 American flags that line one of the town's fields. 

July 1, 2021

Military families express growing frustration over pandemic-induced backlog of veteran records

The partial shutdown of the National Personnel Records Center, an agency of the National Archives, has led to a backlog of approximately 500,000 requests.

June 10, 2021

Marine killed at Pearl Harbor laid to rest in California

Eighty years after he died in the attack on Pearl Harbor and just months after his remains were finally identified, a California Marine has been laid to rest with full military honors.

May 31, 2021

Janice Chance: Memorial Day reflection – My son died in Afghanistan, but his memory lives on in America

I come from a long line of service-oriented people. So, it came as no surprise to me when my son, Jesse, shared that he was joining the military.

May 31, 2021

Memorial Day: The history and meaning of the holiday

Memorial Day is every year on the last Monday in May and marks a three-day weekend for the majority of Americans. For military families, it means much more.

May 31, 2021

Sen. Tom Cotton: Memorial Day honors courage, sacrifice of greatest champions of liberty in history

On this sacred day of remembrance, we pay tribute to the fallen warriors who gave their dying breath in service to this exceptional nation.

May 30, 2021

Rebecca Grant: Memorial Day's women heroes – let these stories of sacrifice rekindle our love for America

This Memorial Day, take a moment to remember the American women who died in combat.