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"This will significantly defray the cost of the disaster for state and local governments," according to Bryan Tuma, assistant director of the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency.

“Scott was good at what he did and he excelled at anything he loved or cared about. Being a PJ is what he lived for,” said Mrs. Duffman Duval, who lives about 40 miles away from the Arlington cemetery. Before COVID-19 struck, she visited her son’s grave at least once a month and during all the holidays. Mrs. Duffman Duval said she can understand the frustration of other family members of the fallen who might have faced more challenges getting into the cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery...

Virgil Lee Ward, a Pearl Harbor veteran who lived in San Antonio, dies at 102 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of9 Retired Army Major Virgil Lee Ward and his wife Merry at the 2016 luncheon for the San Antonio chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. It was the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surprise attack.William Luther /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of9 Virgil Lee Ward, then 95, stands for a portrait in his home in San Antonio in 2016. He was an Army private stationed in Hawai...

/ Protesters opposed to the Trump Administrations military transgender ban march in Washington, D.C. in a July 2017 demonstration. Less than two years after then-President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military service took effect, President Joe Biden reversed it with an executive order on Monday. Now trans advocates and service members are preparing for a new era — with new challenges. “Elated” was the word Air Force Tech Sgt. Jamie Hash used to describe the moment she heard the n...

Troops share memories of holidays spent away from home U.S. soldiers and Santa at Forward Operating Base Clark, Afghanistan, in 2013. (Army) Christmas away from home and far from the people you love most can be a drag, but that absence and longing you may feel this week has been endured by those who came before you in the services. In that spirit, here are some memorable stories from troops about the holidays they spent away from home in service to the country. Here’s hoping you’re rea...