The Rock Island Arsenal is inviting families and the Quad-City community to honor the nation’s fallen and pay respects to those laid to rest a…
Even in retirement, John Lavelle keeps busy.
A drive through the grounds of the Rock Island Arsenal early Thursday afternoon revealed many empty parking lots.
A drive through the grounds of the Rock Island Arsenal early Thursday afternoon revealed many empty parking lots.
DAVENPORT – Fifty family members of Silvis veteran Willie Sandoval were among the 300 people who attended Sunday's premiere of two documentari…
'I never wanted to see his name on a tombstone': Families remember veterans at Memorial Day ceremony
The oldest graves in Rock Island National Cemetery on Arsenal Island are those of men who died during the Civil War; the most recent were buri…
The government shutdown hit the Quad-Cities on Monday, as hundreds of Rock Island Arsenal workers reported to the installation and, within a f…
Precisely four years from the day he returned to "The Pearl" for the last time, Eldon Baxter died.
At 10:30 p.m., Oct. 11, 1973, Alexander Torres Sauceda, 23, left his parents’ home, telling his family he had to help a friend start a car.
There was a slightly hollow sound when taps was played at Memorial Day services this year at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island.
The annual tribute to those who paid the ultimate price of military service took place on a sunny Monday morning at Rock Island National Cemet…
Volunteers are needed to help place and remove flags at the Rock Island National Cemetery for Memorial Day events.
If you happen to visit the Rock Island National Cemetery on Arsenal Island this Memorial Day weekend — or any time this summer — be sure to no…
If you happen to visit the Rock Island National Cemetery on Arsenal Island this Memorial Day weekend — or any time this summer — be sure to no…
For Diane Martha, this Christmas will be tough.
Visitors gather for the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Rock Island National Cemetery on the Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, Illino…
Raymond Bielema never watched "Saving Private Ryan." He didn’t like war movies.
Three weeks before Thanksgiving, Quad-Citians gave thanks to those who fought and sacrificed to keep freedom on America’s table.
Memorial Day ceremony at Rock Island National Cemetery Monday, May 30, 2016.
"See you in Indiana!" Vietnam War veteran Jett Bork of Bettendorf shouted as a yellow balloon he was holding took off in the high winds at the…
It was hard for Sonny Soliz to hold back his emotions as he carefully pulled out the 13 watercolor paintings he created to honor the veterans …
When passing the Rock Island National Cemetery on Arsenal Island, you notice rows of almost pristine white headstones. Each row, in proper al…
The Rock Island National Cemetery will commemorate Veterans Day with a ceremony at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the cemetery's main flagpole.
Almost 20 veterans got a hero’s welcome Monday as they made their way around Quad-City memorials on the first-ever flightless Honor Flight. Patriot Guard motorcycle riders accompanied a red charter bus to the first stop on the trip — Rock Island National Cemetery on Arsenal Island. Steve Garrington, Honor Flight's program director and the event's organizer, told the group during a short ceremony at the cemetery that no matter how they entered the service or what they did, "you wrote a blank check."
