U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger on Wednesday presented the widow of retired Army Sgt. First Class Michael R. Spears — a Madison County resident and longtime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, or VFW, Post 1503 in Dale City — with the medals he earned for his service, including the Bronze Star.
The long-awaited Puller Veterans Care Center in Vint Hill is approaching completion, with a new timeline suggesting it could open its doors by the close of the year.
As Jennifer Cummins reminisced on the experiences and trials that have shaped her life as a military spouse, one particular analogy came to mind.
For much of the past week, some Virginia political leaders have been conveying a message that the General Assembly will undo a recent policy change that angered military families.
A Virginia veteran is being honored by Evan Williams Bourbon as a 2024 American-Made Hero, one of six veterans across the country recognized by the whiskey producer.
It was the most ambitious and complex amphibious landing in history when, on June 6, 1944, 175,000 men and 50,000 vehicles, from motorcycles to armored bulldozers, crossed the English Channel and landed in Nazi-occupied France.
The Capital Wing and Airbase Arizona, both units of the Commemorative Air Force, will bring three iconic World War II warbirds to Warrenton this later month.
Service members, current and retired, gathered at the National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico on Memorial Day to honor the nation’s fallen military personnel. The Potomac Region Veterans Council has hosted the annual remembrance ceremony at Quantico for the past five decades.
Memorial Day, a federal holiday held the last Monday in May, is the nation's foremost annual day to mourn and honor its deceased service men and women. Here's a history of this solemn day.
Fort Belvoir kicked off the holiday weekend early Thursday with a wreath-laying ceremony followed by a multi-part festival.
The Potomac Region Veterans Council will host the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico at 11 a.m. Monday.
The yearly tradition at Arlington National Cemetery takes about four hours — placing a small American flag exactly one boot-length from each of the 260,000 headstones.
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, also known as TAPS, will welcome more than 2,000 participants to the Washington D.C. area over Memorial Day weekend for its 30th Annual National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp.
Persistent rain didn’t deter a crowd of Prince William residents from packing the Willing Warriors property off Waterfall Road on Saturday.
HomeAid National Capital Region, a nonprofit that works to provide safe housing and programmatic facilities to other nonprofits, just wrapped up construction on a 2,000-square-foot house for Operation Renewed Hope Foundation, an organization providing housing and supportive services to the n…
A new Amazon Prime series about a select group of retired military personnel made its debut in Woodbridge Saturday.
What was formerly known as the John Mosby Army Reserve Center at Fort Belvoir is now the Staff Sergeant Richard S. Eaton Jr. Army Reserve Center.
A federal judge has dismissed a Montclair woman’s complaint against the Department of the Navy regarding restrictions of access to the town of Quantico.
Every few years, the Royal Marines – the United Kingdom's amphibious special operations force – make their way across the pond to Marine Corps Base Quantico to compete for the ultimate bragging rights.
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