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Everyone rises as the first note of a Seminole hymn fills the chapel. Soon after, an American flag is gently rolled back to the middle of the casket, so the top can be opened and a hero revealed.
Read moreThe flag of the United States of America is folded thirteen times when it is lowered or handed to the widow at the burial of a veteran. Here is the meaning of each of those folds.
The first fold
Read moreWAR HORSE - For years, Marines at Air Station Miramar, a busy Marine Corps installation in Southern California, knew they were sitting on something precious: an enormous pile of trash.
Read moreSgt. Larry Whitlock, a communications specialist was part of the U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1971, just after he graduated from Seminole High School.
Read moreOn June 6, 1944, the Allied troops stunned German forces with a massive invasion of the French coast by air and see. On the eve of the historic event, U.S. General Dwight D.
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The Major General Franklin A. Nichols Military Exhibition at the Seminole Nation Museum in Wewoka is named in honor of Major General Nichols, who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.
Read moreTaps began as a revision to the signal for Extinguish Lights (Lights Out) at the end of the day.
Read moreA 2013 Varnum High school graduate and Seminole native served on one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN
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