A white granite headstone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery bears a name that sounds American: Larry Allan Thorne.

Reader, you may be one of a handful of folks who’ve written in the months since this column began to tell me the reason you’ve returned each week: It’s a contrast to the doom-and-gloom of the everyday ...

Three continents. Nine countries. Cemeteries from Antwerp to Barcelona to Hellerup. Thought cemeteries were only for the dead? Not so, say scientists Noah Fierer and Tess Brewer of CU Boulder. Fierer ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Lately, we’ve heard a lot about supply chain issues. But, there is one shortage that’s particularly heartbreaking right now. Gravestones. From the granite markers themselves to the ...

All the Russian government wanted was to honor six sailors who died in San Francisco in 1863 - apparently while heroically helping douse an enormous fire near the waterfront. Spending almost $20,000, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An unmarked officer’s grave was given its due recognition Wednesday morning in northwest Oklahoma City over 100 years after his death. Officials with the Oklahoma Law ...

PONTE VEDRA, Fla — Scott Winters lost his father Dwayne Winters in December 2020 from COVID-19 complications. He was able to have a funeral, with military honors, but something was missing. His father ...

JESSUP – Borough police found a stolen granite gravestone marked with “Father” on Monday night. Jessup Police Chief Joseph Walsh said he was investigating a separate case in a wooded-section of town ...

EXETER, R.I. (WPRI) — A federal search warrant affidavit indicates a state worker bragged about taking veterans’ headstones for his personal use and the affidavit states it was two of his co-workers ...