Oskaloosa Herald3h
Veteran's mission: Fix headstones for Civil War veterans. Mission accomplished
Guy Vander Linden was walking through Forest Cemetery one day when he noticed a lot of headstones sinking into the earth and ...
Stars and Stripes7d
‘A service member’s sacrifices should be timeless’: Medal of Honor’s earliest recipients now eligible for VA-furnished grave markers
chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee ... A total of 1,200 Medals of Honor were awarded during the Civil War for “gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty ...
Las Vegas Sun2d
As Black veterans were abused, a president launched civil rights path
In the mid-1940s, Black soldiers returning home to the South after bravely serving in World War II were abused by a culture fat on Jim Crow that still deemed them fit to die for their country but ...
Wreaths put on graves at Little Rock to remember veterans
It was chilly, but it did not stop 40 Arkansas National Guard soldiers from Camp Robinson who helped United States Daughters ...
Daily Mountain Eagle6d
Area author writes two books on Civil War history in Walker County
Author Allen Rowland recently published his book, "Civil War Veterans from Walker County, Alabama Who Fought for the South or ...
Daily Mountain Eagle13d
Flashback: When Civil War enemies became in-laws
What are the chances of two Alabamians serving in the Civil War, one for the Confederate Army and one for the Union Army, of ...
USA Today13d
Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, army says dozens of soldiers killed
AMMAN, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The Syrian army said on Saturday dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack ... was ...
Jackson museum reenacts Civil War era winter encampment
The Ella Sharp Museum, located in Jackson, will reenact the reality of life in a winter encampment during the Civil War. The ...