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Veterans get free admission to Department of Interior sites.

Veterans, Gold Star Families get free entrance to national parks, refuges, other public lands

Posted on Sunday, November 1, 2020 4:00 pmNovember 5, 2020 Posted in #VetResources, Honoring Vets, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 225k views

Veterans and Gold Star Families will be granted free access to national parks, wildlife refuges and other …

Memorial Day 2019

The march to Memorial Day: VA and Carry the Load team up to honor the fallen

Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2019 9:59 amMay 2, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Memorial Affairs, VSO / Partners by Reynaldo Leal 29k views

From April 25 through May 22, NCA is partnering with Carry The Load to honor Veterans leading up to Memorial Day.

Gold Star Family: the family of United States Marine Corps Pfc. Paul Gilbert Alaniz Jr., who was killed in action during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Texas VA Honors Gold Star family of fallen Marine

Posted on Friday, September 28, 2018 2:21 pmSeptember 28, 2018 Posted in Honoring Vets, Memorial Affairs by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez 288 views

HARLINGEN, TEXAS —This week, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is commemorating Gold Star …

The Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at Lexington, Kentucky's Veterans Park.

Veterans, Gold Star Families in Kentucky recognized by Medal of Honor recipient

Posted on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 11:40 amApril 5, 2017 Posted in Honoring Vets, Top Stories by Megan Moloney 442 views

With the wind blowing steady through dozens of American flags, the Veteran and Gold Star Families community …