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Poster for POW/MIA Recognition Day 2024 unveiled
This year’s POW/MIA Recognition Day poster features a silhouette of a service member saluting both the American flag and the POW/MIA flag and bears the words “Honoring their sacrifice. Earnestly searching for those still missing.”
Juneteenth Honor Flight recognized Black veterans
Honor Flight Network hosted dozens of African American veterans from the Atlanta area on a trip to Washington, D.C. on Juneteenth where they visited national war memorials that were built to commemorate their service and sacrifice.
Former VA nurse pleads guilty to diverting pain meds from dying patients
According to a Department of Justice release, from January to July of 2023 Tara Severino, 58, of West Haven, Connecticut ingested fentanyl, hydromorphone, and oxycodone intended for patients in her care.
Berlin Airlift ‘Candy Bomber’ legacy lives on in new Air Traffic Control Tower named in his memory
When millions of Germans living in West Berlin were cut off from the rest of the world by a Soviet Union blockade in 1948 it kicked off the Berlin Airlift - the largest humanitarian airlift in history.
Fort Drum community members join Gold Star families at Annual Remembrance Ceremony
Fort Drum community members joined Gold Star families to honor the life and legacy of loved ones who died in military service to the nation, during the Annual Remembrance Ceremony on June 17 in Memorial Park.
$44 million in Fund for Veterans' Assistance grants awarded to 181 organizations
More than $44 million in Fund for Veterans’ Assistance grants will be distributed among 181 organizations across Texas that provide direct services to veterans and their families to serve more than 41,000 veterans and their families.
Siblings in life, siblings in Marine Corps service
Siblings Billy and Lily Membreno Paz grew up in a tight-knit family dynamic with strong El Salvadorian roots surrounded by a depth of culture throughout their childhood that later influenced them to both choose to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Nats take July 4th gameday experience to U.S. air base in Qatar
Former Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton and pitcher Doug Fister, along with host Brittney Ramsey and mascot Screech, will travel to Doha, Qatar, to host a special watch party for the Nationals’ Fourth of July matchup versus the New York Mets.
SEE IT: Fleet Week jets in Baltimore wow crowd at Orioles-Phillies game, result in 'fighter jet timeouts'
“I’ve never felt more American during a baseball game,” outfielder Colton Cowser said about the Fleet Week flyovers in Baltimore that wowed the crowd at the Orioles game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Fisher House gets some VoluntEARS support from Disney
Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Disney VoluntEARS visited Fisher Houses nationwide this month to deliver special care packages filled with Disney-themed home goods, toys, games, and books from Disney Consumer Products.
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