Forty Virginians lost their lives 83 years ago in the surprise military strike on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, a moment that plunged the U.S. into World War II. On Friday, their names were read aloud ...

That belief was at the heart of a special ceremony held recently at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, where more than 1,200 flags were retired. The flags were collected through the Woody and ...

The video features footage of Northern Virginia landmarks such as the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, depicting the second flag raising on the island of Iwo Jima; Old Town Alexandria; and the Key ...

FAIRMONT — Years after he left his native Moorefield, West Virginia, Rick Shockey began missing his friends ... “So, I had a ...

The Poe Museum began over a century ago when an Edgar Allan Poe collector and researcher named James Howard Whitty and a group of literary enthusiasts met in Poe’s hometown of Richmond, Virginia to ...

How did the combat valor of a young Marine from Kearny who selflessly gave his life in the Pacific during World War II ...

On Saturday, several ceremonies will be held at local cemeteries as part of the National Wreaths Across America commemoration ...

He was buried as an unknown in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. The DPAA says 35 caskets associated with the USS West Virginia were exhumed ...

For one veteran, the rehashing of women’s ability to serve in combat has been a distraction from the issues facing the ...

Directed by Tyler Perry, Netflix’s ‘The Six Triple Eight’ is a historical drama film that shows us a different side of war.

As twilight deepens and obscures the Blue Ridge Mountains, the National D-Day Memorial will once again honor the 4,427 ... reminiscent of how soldiers celebrated the holidays while fighting in World ...