The site preserves the internment camp used to imprison Japanese Americans during World War II. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland established the Amache National Historic Site as…
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First Lady Delivers Marine Corps Graduation Speech
She references military members of her family and offers graduates encouragement and gratitude. First Lady Jill Biden spoke at the U.S. Marine Corp Graduation Ceremony on Friday at…
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79th Anniversary of D-Day Honors Sacrifices of WWII Soldiers
Ceremonies pay tribute to heroes of the Second World War. A D-Day tribute was held at the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach, where U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin…
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President Announces Two New National Monuments
One is in Nevada, the other in Texas. President Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday at the White House establishing two national monuments he said are part of his…
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Veterans Groups Work to Connect with New Generation
American Legion and VFW posts work to keep doors open. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) have been impacted by declining memberships and are making…
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President Biden Visits Israel’s Holocaust Memorial
He participated in a remembrance ceremony on his first day in that nation. President Biden visited Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem on his first…
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President Biden Honors 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack
In his message, he honored “the Greatest Generation” for their service to the country. On Tuesday, President Biden visited the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. to…
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Unidentified Remains of U.S. Troops Returned to Hawaii
Military personnel repatriated who died and were buried in the Philippines during the Second World War. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recently repatriated the unidentified remains of U.S.…
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Pearl Harbor Remembered Amidst Pandemic
Navy opts for remote ceremonies to protect aged veterans. On Monday, December 7, the National Parks Service and the Navy will host a ceremony at Pearl Harbor to…
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President Trump Commemorates End of WWII
He paid homage to aging war veterans on Wednesday. Before the battleship USS North Carolina and a sizeable crowd in Wilmington, North Carolina, President Trump commemorated the end…
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