May 3, 2016 4 Civil War soldiers receive proper burial in Colorado cemetery Gravestones have been dedicated to four Civil War soldiers who had been buried in unmarked graves at Roselawn Cemetery in Pueblo and went unidentified for more than a century.
May 3, 2016 Mississippi burial set for US soldier killed in Korean War The remains of an American soldier who fought in the Korean War have been identified and will be buried near his parents in his north Mississippi hometown.
May 3, 2016 The only ship left in the US Navy that has sunk an enemy ship is 217 years old The only ship left in the U.S. Navy fleet that has sunk an enemy vessel is made of wood.
May 3, 2016 Medal of Honor recipient, 91, works to expand monuments for Gold Star families For 91-year-old Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams, the idea of building monuments to honor families of the fallen came some 70 years ago, when a plane carrying his closest childhood friend and Air Force serviceman disappeared over an Indian jungle during World War II -- never to be found.
May 3, 2016 World War II memorial to two veterans washes up on New Jersey shore A World War II memorial washed up on the New Jersey shore this summer and now officials are scrambling to find the owner.
May 3, 2016 Army chaplain from Texas wins national prize to deliver 9/11 sermon at chapel by ground zero An Army chaplain has won a national prize for an original sermon he'll be delivering on Sept. 11 at a chapel near ground zero.
May 3, 2016 Lester K. Metz, fought during D-Day, dead at 98 Lester K. Metz, an army veteran who took part in the D-Day invasion and later worked as a rocket powder manufacturer, died Sunday in his Salt Lake City home, his family told the Associated Press. He was 98.
May 3, 2016 Colo. school district won't allow high school football team to honor fallen soldiers on jerseys A school district in Colorado denied a high school football team's request to honor the military by wearing the names of fallen service members on the back of their jerseys, saying it would open the door to similar requests from other causes.
May 3, 2016 Apache helicopter pilot, military police officer are 1st Army women to pass Ranger School An Apache helicopter pilot from Texas and a military police officer from Connecticut are the first women to complete the Army's grueling Ranger School, families of the soldiers confirmed Wednesday.
May 3, 2016 Ohio veteran, 91, gets France's highest civilian honor for his military service in WWII A 91-year-old military veteran in western Ohio has been awarded France's highest civilian honor for his service during World War II.
