America Together - Page 96

May 26, 2020

NYC diner's drive-in movie theater becomes a hit with locals

The Bel Aire Diner in Queens, New York wanted a way to drum up more business while keeping their customers safe and socially distant, so they created a drive-in movie theater in their parking lot.

May 26, 2020

Retired U.S. Marine salutes, stands on DC median for 24 hours to raise awareness for veteran suicide

A retired U.S. Marine walked onto a concrete median in Washington D.C. on Sunday and stood for a period of 24 hours -- with the hope of bringing awareness to veteran suicide.

May 25, 2020

NYC's Fleet Week goes virtual to stay safe from coronavirus

Fleet Week, a Memorial Day weekend tradition in New York City, is hosting its first fully virtual event this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

May 25, 2020

Ford Motor Co. donates thousands of COVID-19 face shields to US military

Ford Motor Co. has finalized an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to donate 200,000 face shields to military bases across the U.S. and abroad to protect against the coronavirus.

May 25, 2020

Scott Huesing: Every day is Memorial Day for Gold Star Families – this keeps them going

Americans can never be reminded enough that although thousands have died in service to their country, the families that raised them to be heroes remain.  

May 25, 2020

Texas Chick-fil-A hosts high school graduation ceremony for employees

Congrats, grads.

May 25, 2020

Thomas Conner: Memorial Day tributes — even amid so much loss, this is why we honor our war dead

The grievous trials of the past three months cannot be allowed to diminish the realization of how blessed we have been by the willingness of every generation of Americans thus far to risk everything dear to them to preserve the precious gift of freedom.

May 25, 2020

Amid coronavirus New York Red Bulls connect to young soccer fans virtually in local hospitals

A look at how the New York Red Bulls are banding together and helping the local community amid the coronavirus pandemic.

May 25, 2020

Adm. Mike Gilday: Reflection on Memorial Day – remember these lives of tenacity and valor

President Kennedy once said, “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” 

May 25, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence: This Memorial Day our freedoms are cherished even more. Here's why

For all they have done, our fallen and their families deserve the tributes that will be recited on this day of days.