Florencio Davila, a World War II veteran, died recently at age 99. His dying wish was to be buried with full military honors, but the government shutdown threatened his wish from happening.

A Texas community helped secure a military funeral for WWII veteran Florencio Davila after his family feared the government ...

He stepped up when his country called upon him to fight in World War II, and now his family and community have rallied to ...

Florencio Davila’s family and neighbors worked together to ensure the WWII veteran’s sacrifice was honored with a military funeral. (Scripps News Group) ...

U.S. Army veteran Eldon Baker didn’t want a traditional funeral service. It seemed the local Vietnam vet and recipient of a Purple Heart didn’t like the idea of people making a fuss over him when he ...

The World War II veteran will receive full military honors after his family and community stepped in during a government ...

Some recent military funerals in the region are not including full military honors because of the federal government shutdown that began last week. Jerome Feltis, a licensed funeral director at ...

GRAND FORKS — Some recent military funerals in the region are not including full military honors because of the federal government shutdown that began last week. Jerome Feltis, a licensed funeral ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — FedEx founder Fred Smith was laid to rest with military funeral honors Friday in Arlington National Cemetery. The cemetery posted video of the ceremony. Before Smith founded the ...

Defense officials provided more information Friday about how the ongoing government shutdown is affecting military quality-of-life and family programs. (Cpl. Alex Fairchild/Marine Corps) Funding for ...

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