46 Austin-area veterans tour Washington’s war memorials as members of Honor Flight Austin’s 96th journey
As Jerry Ramsdell got off the plane at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport last week, there was a surprise waiting ...
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World War II Memorial
The World War II Memorial is located on the National Mall's main drag, between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, and can be reached by taking the Metro's Blue, Silver or Orange ...
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Duckworth, Shaheen, Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Place a WWII Women’s Memorial on National Mall
WASHINGTON, D.C. Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of both the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs ...
Hegseth joins WWII memorial service on his first trip to Japan and vows to strengthen alliance
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in battle d ...
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Hamler native account for from World War II, to return for burial
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently announced that U.S. Army Sgt. Norman H. Drewes, 24, of Hamler, who was ...
After Pentagon temporarily purges references to Native American Code Talkers’ contributions to World War II, here’s a look back at their impact
As part of what an aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly called a "digital content refresh," many references on ...
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World War II hero of D-Day invasion to be honored by Ocean Pines with memorial paver
Friends of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines have launched a fundraiser to honor George Kerchner, a ...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everything from its address at 1964 Independence Ave.
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98-year-old Iowa World War II veteran is D.C. bound on honor flight
ROBERT WAKE SAYS HE’S TAKEN HUNDREDS OF VETERANS TO WASHINGTON. BUT HOSTING A WORLD WAR ... War II veterans in America, and 107 to leave us daily," Wake said. "Going to the Lincoln (Memorial ...