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Soldiers from The Old Guard-- the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment-- traveled from their normal duties at Arlington to Kentucky to make sure a veteran of Washington's army was buried with respect.

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Earlier this month the carrier, while underway, consigned the mortal remains of six former service members to the embrace of the deep.

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Although Gilmore died all alone with no one even around to claim his body, he was surrounded by more than 200 people when he was laid to rest Thursday.

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Eton Gilmore received a Purple Heart and drove a taxi after coming home from Vietnam, but eventually found himself alone and living in an abandoned house.

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A Georgia woman this week admitted to her role in buying a gun for a known gang member later used in killing a 29-year-old Omaha police officer.

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More than 450 police vehicles were a part of the funeral procession, which was surrounded by sidewalks and streets full of people, some holding flags and signs.

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Cpl. C.G. Bolden's widow was informed of his death shortly after it occurred in 1951, but it wasn't until this past December that Bolden's remains were positively identified and he was finally buried over the weekend.

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Nearly 50 years after his plane was shot down by enemy fire in Vietnam, the remains of a United States soldier have been identified and he will finally be laid to rest this weekend at Arlington National Cemetery.

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At 96-years-old, the heroic World War II Medal of Honor recipient, Nicholas Oresko, passed away Friday night at Englewood Hospital from complications resulting from a surgery. According to Jersey Journal, Oresko, who is from Bayonne, New Jersey, is said to be the city’s most famous citizen. “He’s one of the most famous people ever to […]

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SP5 John L. Burgess has remained unaccounted for, but nearly 43 years later, almost to the day, the Department of Defense announced that he has been accounted for and will be buried with full military honors.

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