Antietam National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery, President Barack Obama is paying tribute to veterans over Memorial Day weekend, honoring those who sacrificed their lives to serve in the U.S. military. Obama says in... Read more »Read Full Story

Remains of Civil War Soldier Return Home on Anniversary By Air Force Senior Airman Jameel Moses Special to American Forces Press Service SHARPSBURG, Md., Sept. 17, 2009 – The remains of a Union Civil War soldier found at the Antietam National Battlefield here will be buried today in his home state of New York on the 147th anniversary of the battle, the Civil War’s bloodiest day. National Park Service rangers stationed at Antietam National Battlefield carry the coffin containing the remains...Read Full Story

EUROPA NEWSWIRE.Photo by Senior Airman Jameel Moses.SHARPSBURG, Md. – The remains of a Union Civil War Soldier found nearly a year ago here at the Antietam National Battlefield were transferred, Sept. 15, from the Antietam National Cemetery Lodge to his home state of New York. The Soldier will be interred tomorrow at the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, N.Y., with full military honors. The New York National Guard accepted the transfer of remains of the Soldier...Read Full Story

Arlington National Cemetery: Latest News Update President Barack Obama has led the nation’s Memorial Day celebration on Monday, laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery Tomb of the unknown and stating that Americans should “debt to our fallen heroes that we can never fully repay.” “The blessings we enjoy as Americans came to the expensive cost,” Obama told the crowd at Memorial Cemetery in the amphitheater. ”For those of you who are mourning the loss of a loved one today, my heart is with...Read Full Story

A press conference was held last week at Selfridge ANG Base to discuss the  Legionnaires outbreak. Health officials believe they have successfully sterilized an area of Selfridge Air National Guard Base where six civilians are believed to have contracted Legionnaires' disease. Epidemiologist John Ambrose of the U.S. Army Public Health Command and Lt. Commander Lee Hampton of the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told The Detroit News for a story Saturday no new cases of the...Read Full Story