Matt Tomes, Rock Island National Cemetery director, receives Naval veteran Henry Patterson's flag from his son, Rich, at the Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. Henry was ...

"Everybody was glued to the TV. We couldn't believe what we were seeing," Cemetery Director Matt Tomes said. Whether they lived through the attacks or learned about them in school, the impact of 9/11 ...

Volunteers are needed to help place and remove flags at the Rock Island National Cemetery for Memorial Day events. Placement of American flags at the headstones at the cemetery will begin at 4 p.m.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Rock Island National Cemetery held a Spirit of ’45 wreath-laying ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 14, to recognize the end of World War II when Japan surrendered. The keynote speaker ...

The Rock Island Arsenal’s Patriot Day remembrance ceremony began at 8:46 a.m. Thursday, the moment American Airlines Flight 11 struck the World Trade Center’s North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001. The ...

Snow and cold canceled formal remarks at the Rock Island Arsenal, but volunteers still placed a record number of wreaths to ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - The Rock Island Arsenal held its annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday, honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the country. Families, veterans, and ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL -- Two men worked the silver-gray headstone into the hole in the dark, churned ground over one of the newest graves in the Rock Island National Cemetery, making sure it stood ...

Volunteers are needed to place American flags by headstones at the Rock Island National Cemetery on Rock Island Arsenal in preparation for Memorial Day. Work will begin at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, ...

Rodger Kelley's family laid him to rest in a Davenport cemetery after his sudden death 11 years ago. At just 48, Kelley's death came as a shock to his wife and sons. His grandparents are buried at ...

Troopers will be working 24/7 this weekend, as response times may be longer due to weather conditions. A firefighter had minor injures, and a cat died after an early morning porch fire Saturday, ...