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VA’s Under Secretary of Memorial Affairs to step down in late May
Matthew Quinn, VA's top cemeteries official, will leave the key department leadership post later this month.
On Memorial Day, Biden lauds fallen troops who ‘dared all, gave all’
The president called on Americans to ensure that their “sacrifice was not in vain.”
Memorial Day help needed at Arlington after record flower donations
Just last week, the Memorial Day Flowers Foundation was not sure if they’d be able to put a flower at little more than 80,000 graves.
By Zamone Perez
Veterans online registry adds 300K more names ahead of Memorial Day
Nearly 5 million veterans and service members are now included in the online listing.
Memorial Day flower donations at Arlington have ‘dried up’
A florist organization that has been placing Memorial Day flowers at gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery for over a decade is calling for help.
By Zamone Perez
Sailor’s killer to be removed from Arlington thanks to new law
The remains of a former Navy lieutenant who kidnapped and murdered a sailor will be disinterred from Arlington Cemetery.
County seeks cash for land to expand Arlington National Cemetery
At issue is how much money, if any, the federal government must pay to Arlington County for land it took for the expansion project.
Veterans Day 2022 events at National Cemetery, Vietnam Memorial
Military and government leaders plan to attend events in and around the nation’s capital tomorrow in honor of this year’s Veterans Day.
Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor is laid to rest, at last
A 21-year-old sailor has been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery more than 80 years after he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
By Don Babwin
Marine Medal of Honor recipient laid to rest at Arlington
In 2018, Canley became the first living Black Marine to receive the Medal of Honor.
Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, 22nd MEU kick off deployment
The dock landing ship Gunston Hall is poised to join the rest of the amphibious ready group later this month.
By Diana Stancy