A modest cost saving will not pay for the disrespect purchased by cutting back on a commitment to provide full funeral honors for deserving military veterans, Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran said. The ...
A total of 125 highly trained New York Army National Guard and Air National Guard honor guard members performed 6,166 gravesite military funerals last year, according to Eric Durr, a spokesman for the ...
The flags, honor guards and rifle team are not guaranteed for veterans. Until recently, not all veterans and retirees in North Carolina were receiving military honors at their funerals. Public outrage ...
The hearing focused on management and upkeep of veterans cemeteries and military memorials across the U.S. and overseas.
Several Capital Region musicians have sounded a call for more volunteers to play taps during military funerals honoring veterans, military retirees and active-duty personnel. Allen Moon, of Gansevoort ...
New York National Guard soldiers and airmen provided military funeral honors at 6,166 graveside services in 2025, continuing a declining trend as the number of World War II and Korean War veterans ...
When veterans pass away, surviving family members often expect a military funeral. However, with continuing military cutbacks the formal honors are no longer guaranteed. Budget decreases prevent the ...
(NewsNation) — Hundreds of Tennesseans turned out to pay respects to a departed Navy veteran at his funeral. Lonnie D. Wayman was laid to rest Tuesday in Middle Tennessee. More than 200 people were in ...