3+ week, 1+ day ago   (204+ words) CNN News Central's Kate Bolduan speaks with Military Times Pentagon Correspondent Natalie Oliverio about her reporting on growing frustrations among military families worried about how conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are affecting their loved ones. A comment from U.S. Sen....

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (506+ words) National Purple Heart Day is marked annually Aug. 7. The Purple Heart, the oldest military award still in use, is awarded to service members who are killed or wounded while engaging in enemy action or resulting from acts of terrorism. According…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (324+ words) Last year’s 40th Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Reunion was billed as its last, but attendees weren't ready to hear “Taps.” Axtell native Steve Nelson is leading the community's push for a veterans memorial. He spoke about that project earlier this week. He's…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (141+ words) Iran remains a formidable and undefeated force capable of threatening Gulf Arab states and global energy flows, analysts say, while the U.S. again revealed the limits of military power. BEIRUT — The U.S.-Iran deal may silence the guns, but it cannot…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (787+ words) When former U.S. Marine Kenneth Clark, 86, came home from the Vietnam War, many Americans did not show respect for veterans. The Williams family — Allie, from left, Banks and Ryan, sit next to the grave of Ryan Williams' grandfather, Robert Earl Williams,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (643+ words) American Legion VFW Honor guard member Pam Umphenour walks amongst graves adorned with flags before a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery. “This is one of the greatest honors I have the pleasure to be a part…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (156+ words) The Beatrice Cemetery Association has been preparing Evergreen Home Cemetery and the Beatrice Cemetery for the Memorial Day weekend. The Friends of the Beatrice Cemetery Association with the association's community partners are looking for help as they continue efforts to…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (146+ words) The Civil War Round Table of Nebraska has postponed its cannon-firing demonstration in eastern Lancaster County Saturday evening due to the severe weather forecast, the group wrote in an email to the Journal Star. Uniformed reenactors fire "Dorothy," a reproduction…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (210+ words) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he must accept that President Donald Trump does not share his opinions in order to work with the United ​States within NATO, ‌but stressed there was no link between their rift and ⁠a planned troop…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (167+ words) Russian soldiers, who were involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine, march in columns Saturday in Red Square in Moscow. Javascript is required to use this website. Russian soldiers, who were involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine,…...