LAWTON, Okla. (KFOR) – The Fort Sill National Cemetery officials say volunteers are needed to place more than 10,000 flags at the headstones of veterans at Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin. According to The Lawton Constitution, the flags, in honor or Memorial Day, will be placed beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Brief Break Before […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Memorial Park Cemetery clean up on Saturday has been a long time coming for the Belmont Heights Neighborhood and advocates of the cemetery. “We’re happy to be here,” Norene Copeland Miller said. “We’re excited to be here, we have more people coming up. We’re going to keep this cemetery, keep it […]
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — The annual Florence Memorial Day Ceremony will take place May 27 at the Florence National Cemetery. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. and features Col. Erika Perry, the commander of the 218th Regional Training Institute as the guest speaker. Perry has history with the Florence area and deployed to Iraq […]
Grisly alleged details emerged in the death of missing mom Briana Winston, 23, that “not even we were expecting to hear,” a Georgia police official said Monday Clayton County Police Department Briana Winston and Michale Edwards A Georgia man has been arrested on accusations he killed the mother of his child and burned her remains […]
On Aug. 23, 2018, Doc walked up the path at the Detroit Memorial West cemetery toward a graveside. An empty saddle, signifying a missing rider, rested on the horse’s back. Doc, a Tennessee Walker, was brought out of retirement that day to be at the cemetery to pay tribute to his longtime partner, Sgt. Lee […]
BROWNWOOD, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Across the railroad tracks in Brownwood, you can find the Greenleaf Cemetery. Founded in 1868, it is a historic and final resting place for many pioneers in the Brownwood area. Steve Harris has been a member of the non-profit Greenleaf Cemetery Association since 2017. He works alongside other members to maintain […]
A roughly 10-acre section of Fresno’s Armenian cemetery has been hit by a rash of suspected arson fires that burned trees, including the most recent one this week. It is not alone. There have been 30 scorched trees this year going back to Jan. 13 in the grouping of six cemeteries in southwest Fresno that […]
AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — A driver lost control of their vehicle Saturday morning, rolling their car into an Akron cemetery and causing damage to about 30 graves, according to St. Bernard Catholic Church. Teen injured in Painesville shooting Police were reportedly called to St. Bernard Catholic Cemetery on South Maple Street following the crash. The […]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A man was visiting his mom and dad’s resting place on Monday when he noticed the headstone, along with 46 others, were broken or dismantled. The crime is leaving many in Windom and McPherson with questions about why someone would disrespect their loved one’s memory. “My first reaction was anger. Why […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The return of horse-drawn caissons at Arlington National Cemetery is being delayed for months and maybe longer, the Army said Friday, as it struggles to improve the care of the horses, after two died in 2022 as a result of poor feed and living conditions. Nearly a year after the Army suspended […]
Blossom, the resident goose at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, was on a search for love after being left widowed in 2023. Blossom, the resident goose at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, Iowa, started staring at her own reflection after her partner, Bud, died in 2023. Staring at their reflection is a sign of loneliness in geese. […]
Mar. 27—The Santa Fe National Cemetery will host a National Vietnam War Veterans Day recognition ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday. The event at the cemetery at 501 N. Guadalupe St. will include a keynote address, an honor guard presentation and the playing of taps. March 29 was chosen as Vietnam Veterans Day because on that […]