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June 13, 2021

Newt Gingrich: America's last WW2 veterans – here are their honest, inspiring and heartbreaking stories

After Andrew Biggio bought a 1945 M1 Garand rifle, he brought it over to show his neighbor, World War II veteran Corp. Joseph Drago. When Drago held the rifle in his hands, his eyes lit up. The frail, elderly man was suddenly overcome with a burst of energy and began talking about the Battle of Okinawa.

June 10, 2021

Tennessee honor guard 'blown away' by turnout at funeral for veteran who died without family: report

United States Army veteran Charles Sidney Sides, 84, passed away this month with no living family, so dozens of members of the public attended his funeral Thursday to honor the fallen hero.

June 7, 2021

Huckabee rips Biden for failing to mention D-Day anniversary: 'Inconceivable' that White House forgot

President Biden faces harsh backlash after failing to commemorate the 77th anniversary of D-Day. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee sharply questioned how such oversight occurred in the White House.

June 7, 2021

White House says Biden keeps D-Day memory 'close to his heart' despite anniversary snub

The White House on Monday defended President Biden after he failed to acknowledge the 77th anniversary of D-Day on Sunday, saying he values the role of the men and women who serve, and that his memory of them is "close to his heart." 

June 7, 2021

Biden snubs D-Day's 77th anniversary, angering veterans

A homeland security source told Fox News that President Biden failed to acknowledge the 77th anniversary of D-Day on Sunday.

June 7, 2021

USS Oklahoma soldiers' and Marines' remains returned to Hawaii for burial

The DPAA project has so far identified 86% of the crew aboard the USS Oklahoma when it sank on Dec. 7, 1941.

June 5, 2021

Legion official resigns over censored Memorial Day speech

The head of an American Legion post in Ohio stepped down Friday amid criticism following the decision of Memorial Day ceremony organizers to turn off a retired U.S. Army officer’s microphone while he was speaking about how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers just after the Civil War.

June 4, 2021

Liberal dark money group launches ads targeting Sinema, Manchin to support S1 election bill

The VoteVets Action Fund paid for ads in the states of Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema in an attempt to get their constituents in West Virginia and Arizona to pressure them into supporting controversial election overhaul bill.

June 3, 2021

Veteran education bill aims to bolster support for Native American members

Congress aims to support Native American veterans with a bill that would bring benefits to Tribal Colleges and Universities. 

June 3, 2021

Yale grad student Kevin Jiang murder: Nabbed fugitive Qinxuan Pan to seek $20M bail reduction

Qinxuan Pan, accused of gunning down Yale University graduate student and U.S. Army veteran Kevin Jiang earlier this year, is expected to ask a judge in Connecticut to reduce his $20 million bail in a hearing scheduled for next month.