Jeffrey Lucas enjoyed fishing and boating in the Portage Lakes area, and for a while anyway, liked motorcycles. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy.

Smudley “Dale” Perry, 80, of Steinhatchee, died on Jan. 7, 2026. He was a proud Vietnam veteran. As part of special forces, he received many commendations and two Purple Hearts. A local memorial ...

WASHINGTON — As an aging generation of Vietnam War veterans dies in increasing numbers, state-run veterans cemeteries are running out of space to accommodate them. The Department of Veterans Affairs ...

House Bill 409, and its companion bill in the Florida Senate, would require all Florida schools to observe Veterans Day as a school holiday. Schools in 19 of Florida's 67 counties were open on ...

BUSHNELL, Fla. — As a stinky situation continues in Sumter County, officials are working to eliminate the source that is creating a foul odor in Bushnell. The city of Bushnell entered an agreement ...

Wreaths laying on the headstones of fallen veterans at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, Killeen, Texas, Nov. 25 2023. (Sgt. Gabriel S. Villalobos/U.S. Army) Certain state veterans cemeteries ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — There were 6,407 veteran suicides in 2022 according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ most recent data published in the 2024 National Veterans' Suicide Prevention ...

Margraten, Netherlands — Ever since a U.S. military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped liberate Europe from the Nazis, visitors have filled ...

A Vietnam War veteran, who was an alleged serial killer, will have his remains removed from a Texas cemetery. Fernando Cota was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery decades ago. He was a ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded more than $77 million in new grants aimed at expanding and improving state-run Veterans cemeteries. The funding, announced by the VA in December, ...

The removal of two memorial displays at an American cemetery in the Netherlands honoring Black veterans who helped liberate Europe from Nazi rule has drawn the ire of many. Last spring, the American ...