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STRIPES (Claire Jenq and Emely Miranda-Aguilar, Claire Jenq, Emely Miranda-Aguilar) - ‘Read their names, remember their stories’: National Military Monument honors service members past and present | Stars and Stripes Thu Jul 30 03:29:12 2026

Dedicated to more than 41 million men and women who have served in the armed forces, USAA officially unveiled a monument Tuesday on the National Mall.

STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - 5 things to know in veterans news: Medal of Honor nominee, fireworks stress relief, northernmost veterans cemetery breaks ground | Stars and Stripes Sat Jul 4 10:25:37 2026

Cautions for veterans about fireworks, a new cemetery in the Alaska interior, and a Puerto Rican Vietnam hero is nominated for the medal of honor.

STRIPES (Brian McElhiney and Keishi Koja, Brian McElhiney, Keishi Koja) - Name of Basque-American Marine to be added to Okinawa battle memorial | Stars and Stripes Tue Jun 16 05:13:31 2026

The last of six Basque-American troops killed during the Battle of Okinawa will join nearly 250,000 other names on a memorial honoring those who died in the fight.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Kaplan) - Trump delivers Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery Mon May 25 15:45:56 2026

Trump will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before he is expected to deliver remarks.

STRIPES (Lara Korte) - He died in a Korean War prison camp. Now Emil Kapaun could become the US military’s first saint. | Stars and Stripes Sat May 23 00:22:31 2026

Father Emil Kapaun’s capture and death during the Korean War earned him the Medal of Honor and a lasting reputation among generations of soldiers

STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - 17-year-old sailor killed in 1941 Pearl Harbor attack to be buried with honors | Stars and Stripes Fri May 22 15:15:35 2026

Royle Luker, who died at 17 aboard the USS West Virginia during the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, will be buried May 30 in his Arkansas hometown.

STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - 17-year-old sailor killed in 1941 Pearl Harbor attack to be buried with honors | Stars and Stripes Fri May 22 00:24:51 2026

Royle Luker, who died at 17 aboard the USS West Virginia during the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, will be buried May 30 in his Arkansas hometown.

JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Melania Trump honors military mothers amid Iran war Wed May 6 17:51:11 2026

"It is these military mothers who find themselves alone, awake in their thoughts, in the darkest hours of the night," she said.

AF (Pentagon News) - A hero's final flight: 'Bud' Anderson laid to rest at Arlington Mon Mar 30 21:23:47 2026

Brig. Gen. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson, the last surviving “triple ace” pilot from World War II, received full military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery.

STRIPES (SEUNG MIN KIM and JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON) - Trump joins grieving families for return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East | Stars and Stripes Sun Mar 8 05:12:34 2026