The government shutdown prompts the cancelation of some Veterans Day events

Normally on Veterans Day, volunteers gather at the Riverside National Cemetery in California to place flags alongside more ...
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Twin Tiers Honor Flight veterans lay wreath at Arlington National Cemetery

The cemetery holds more than 400,000 American heroes on its sacred ground. The veterans paused their mission to witness the ...

VA services impacted for around 1 million US veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has said that the ongoing federal government shutdown is impacting services for around a million American veterans.

VA says 37,000 employees now furloughed or working without pay due to government shutdown

The Department of Veterans Affairs says 37,000 employees have been furloughed or are working without pay as the government ...

The federal shutdown nearly killed Veterans Day at Fort Sam Houston. A congressman saved it.

After hearing that the VA planned to kill the annual Day ceremony, Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Navy veteran, stepped in to rescue ...
USA Today

Burning messages, lasting memories: The interactive heart of the Warriors Cairn monument

Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery in Exeter dedicated the Warriors Cairn Memorial, an interactive memorial honoring veterans. The memorial was conceived by a group of Vietnam veterans and features wooden ...