War Memorials & Cemeteries

Soldier Missing in Action from Korean War is Identified

defenselink.mil     10 hrs ago          

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full...                

Fallen hero Hovater laid to rest

wbir.com     yesterday   1 related          

Mourners gathered to honor the life of fallen soldier Jason Hovater on Tuesday. The service took place at the Tennessee Military Cemetery on Lyons View Pike in Knoxville. The 24-year-old Army Specialist and eight of his fellow...                

George W. Bush: "Awesome!"

salon.com     yesterday   1 related          

The president has used "awesome" to describe everything from dead soldiers to the pope. Of the men and women buried there, President Bush declared, "They're an awesome bunch of people, and the United States is blessed to have...                

Friday funeral for local soldier killed in Afghanistan

nwsource.com     yesterday   3 related          

A memorial for Cpl. Jason Bogar, killed by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., Seattle. Bogar, 25, was among nine American soldiers who lost their...                

Memorial Service Underway For Fouty

clickondetroit.com     yesterday   9 related          

WALLED LAKE, Mich. -- Army Spc. Byron W. Fouty will be remembered and laid to rest this week. Loved ones, friends and other mourners are gathering in Novi to remember the Michigan soldier whose remains were found 14 months...                

Mystery of First World War tank crew

freerepublic.com     yesterday          

Relatives of a Co Down man who died in action in World War I are being asked to solve a riddle about one of the conflict’s most historic battles. Private William Galway, from Church View in Holywood, was a gunner in the Tank...                

'Taps' Today a Fading Tradition

military.com     Jul 22, 2008   1 related          

He marched past the palm trees, the headstones, the limousine and the hearse. And then it was his time to play the somber song of Americana, a tune etched in our collective memory but fading away from singular moments like...                

Soldiers killed in valor, buried in shadows

nwsource.com     Jul 22, 2008   1 related          

Margaret Carlson, guest columnist: In this time of war, the two hardest jobs in the world are the person who notifies NOK (next of kin) that a loved one has been lost in combat, and the public affairs officer for Arlington...                

Arlington Cemetery official fired for honoring the wishes of the families of deceased Iraq war...

newsvine.com     Jul 22, 2008          

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:36 AM EDT Arlington Cemetery official fired for honoring the wishes of the families of deceased Iraq war soldiers. However, were the case to even go to court, the Army would...                

Brostrom burial is Thursday

honoluluadvertiser.com     Jul 22, 2008   2 related          

The funeral for Army 1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom of 'Aiea will be Thursday at Holy Family Parish church in Honolulu, the family announced yesterday. Visitation will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by Mass at 9:30. Burial will take...                

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