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Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins laid to rest at Arlington

Command Sgt. Major Adkins received the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony in 2014 for acts of heroism.
December 18, 2020

Today is Memorial Day

Memorial Day each year is where the United States remembers the over one million Americans who have died defending this country from its enemies since its founding on those first battlefields at Lexington and Concord in 1775. Some people confuse the various U.S. military celebrations. The Fourth of July is when we remember the founding … Continued
May 27, 2019

Today is Robert E. Lee’s birthday

Monday, January 21, 2019, is a state holiday and is celebrated across the state of Alabama as General Robert E. Lee’s birthday. The Virginian commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the War Between the States. Lee was born on January 19, 1807 the son of Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee III and Ann … Continued
January 21, 2019

Navy announces future destroyer will be named for Sen. Jeremiah Denton

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, praised Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer’s decision to name a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in honor of Alabama’s Jeremiah Denton. Denton was a former Republican U.S. Senator from Alabama and a well-known U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran and Navy Cross recipient that was held in captivity by the … Continued
January 7, 2019

Monday is Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day. Memorial Day each year is where the United States remembers the over one million Americans who have died defending this country from its enemies over the last two and a half centuries. Memorial Day began immediately after the Civil War when families, of both sides, who had lost loved ones would … Continued
May 28, 2018