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Veterans Day at Great Lakes National Cemetery

Thousands attend Veterans Day events at VA’s national cemeteries

Posted on Monday, November 11, 2019 3:28 pmNovember 12, 2019 Posted in Memorial Affairs, Top Stories, Uncategorized by Adam Stump 2k views

Thousands of people attended Veterans Day events at 41 different cemeteries Nov. 8-11, held by the National …

Fort Gibson National Cemetery final resting place for Oklahoma sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

Posted on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 11:34 amAugust 8, 2018 Posted in Honoring Vets, Memorial Affairs by VAntage Point Contributor 586 views

On Dec. 7, 1941, Seaman 1st Class Eugene Woodrow Wicker, only 20 years old, was serving aboard the USS …

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Rifle volleys at VA national cemetery inspire student to pen essay on “The America I believe in”

Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2017 12:02 pmMarch 23, 2017 Posted in Honoring Vets, Memorial Affairs, Veterans Legacy Program, VSO / Partners by Megan Moloney 266 views

For eighth grader Kinley Wilson, the sounds of rifle volleys from VA's Fort Gibson National Cemetery …