We drove to Rock Island in mid-June to give Dad’s flag to the cemetery. We made a day of it when we discovered that Rock Island is steeped in history, making it a fascinating place to visit. We ...

The Rock Island National Cemetery will have a Veterans Day ceremony at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at Committal Shelter 2, according to a news release. The keynote speaker will be Command Sgt. Maj ...

Press release submitted by Rock Island National Cemetery May 14, 2008 May 14, 2008Updated Apr 22, 2014 0 ...

For more information about the DPAA’s work or the Rock Island National Cemetery, visit www.dpaa.mil or call 309-784-0000. Last fiscal year, DPAA accounted for 172 missing service members.

The Rock Island National Cemetery will participate in the national Wreaths Across America program and conduct a remembrance ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m., at the cemetery.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL. -- (April 12, 2014) Lt. Louis Longman, of Clinton, Iowa -- "Looey" to his affectionate family -- went missing in a storm in a P-38J Lightning fighter plane in 1944 at age 26. His ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Local veterans and other military personnel of both past and present gathered at Rock Island National Cemetery Saturday, March 29, to recognize the end of the Vietnam War ...

The Rock Island National Cemetery is hosting a ceremony to honor the soldiers of the 108th United States Colored Troops (USCT). Shellie Moore Guy joined our Quad Cities News with more information ...

Donald Mackey, left, and his son-in-law Rory Niebuhr, both of Davenport, lend a hand in scrubbing gravestones at the Rock Island National Cemetery on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Roy Dabner ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — Researchers at St. Ambrose University are now wrapping up a three year project to honor veterans interred at the Rock Island National Cemetery. During that time, the ...