Five World War II veterans were among those recognized during the event, which featured remarks by officials, a wreath-laying, and musical tributes by the U.S. Army Brass Quintet and a bugler performing taps.

Veterans earned their benefits, and they shouldn’t have to fight to protect them. We need strong accountability measures that ensure veterans can receive a high-quality education that opens doors to greater economic prosperity for themselves and their families.

During more than a century of manned flight, a nagging problem has been how to answer nature’s call when up in the wild blue yonder.

When public figures are found to have even slight discrepancies in their military records, the backlash is swift, bipartisan and fierce. But a far more damaging trend has emerged: the mass impersonation of military figures and institutions online, often by foreign actors or scammers.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: The Honor Guard from Ft. Riley folds the flag that draped a homeless veteran’s casket at his funeral, Wichita, Kansas, Sep. 12, 2012.

Authorities briefly locked down a middle school at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa on Wednesday after a camera was found in a girls’ restroom, base officials said.

In a vivid display of U.S. military might, more than 50 aircraft and two Patriot missile batteries lined Kadena Air Base on Okinawa for what the service calls an “elephant walk.”

A second F/A-18 Super Hornet from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman has been lost in the Red Sea in just over a week, unnamed U.S. defense officials told CNN and NBC News on Tuesday.

Service officials said it was too soon to tell how they will be impacted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order to pare down the military’s senior ranks, but the Marine Corps will likely be affected the most.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he has directed the Defense Department to cut at least 20% of its four-star generals and admirals, along with other reductions across the military.