In sober Memorial Day remarks, the president extolled the sacrifices of the fallen for the pursuit of democracy, which he called “the soul of America.”
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Heralding the end of one war and the drawdown of another, President Barack Obama observed Veterans Day on Friday by urging Americans to hire the thousands of servicemen and women coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Nine servicemen who died when their bomber was shot down in the Pacific during World War II are being buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
The men are to be buried in a single casket and with full military honors Wednesday...