The Washington state Supreme Court has reversed its 1960 decision that allowed cemeteries to discriminate on the basis of race, a rule considered irrelevant as federal and state regulations have already made it illegal.
The remains of 30 US Marines and Navy service members lost since a bloody WWII battle in the South Pacific have been found on remote Tarawa Atoll, an organization that recovers lost US service members said.
It was a somber gathering at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery, as hundreds gathered to pay their respects to the fallen.
A British man said he felt "let down" after discovering he was mourning for his daughter at the wrong grave for 30 years.
United States flags adorning veterans' graves at a Massachusetts cemetery have reportedly been stolen by woodchucks, reports The Associated Press.
As many as 200 headstones were vandalized with swastikas at a cemetery in Glen Carbon, Illinois, Glen Carbon Police Lieutenant Wayne White said.
A New Jersey cemetery employee was pinned by a vault cover as he was digging a grave, according to CBS News.
